[Congressional Bills 110th Congress]
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[S. 1775 Introduced in Senate (IS)]







110th CONGRESS
  1st Session
                                S. 1775

 To reauthorize the Elementary and Secondary Education Act of 1965 to 
                  ensure that no child is left behind.


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                   IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES

                             July 12, 2007

  Mr. Burr (for himself and Mr. Gregg) introduced the following bill; 
     which was read twice and referred to the Committee on Health, 
                     Education, Labor, and Pensions

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                                 A BILL


 
 To reauthorize the Elementary and Secondary Education Act of 1965 to 
                  ensure that no child is left behind.

    Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the 
United States of America in Congress assembled,

SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.

    This Act may be cited as the ``No Child Left Behind Act of 2007''.

SEC. 2. TABLE OF CONTENTS.

    The table of contents for this Act is as follows:

Sec. 1. Short title.
Sec. 2. Table of contents.
Sec. 3. References.
    TITLE I--IMPROVING THE ACADEMIC ACHIEVEMENT OF THE DISADVANTAGED

Sec. 1001. Statement of purpose.
Sec. 1002. Authorization of appropriations.
Sec. 1003. School improvement.
Part A--Improving Basic Programs Operated by Local Educational Agencies

Sec. 1111. State plans.
Sec. 1112. Local educational agency plans.
Sec. 1113. Schoolwide programs.
Sec. 1114. Targeted assistance schools.
Sec. 1115. Academic assessment and local educational agency and school 
                            improvement.
Sec. 1116. School support and recognition.
Sec. 1117. Parental involvement.
Sec. 1118. Qualifications for teachers and paraprofessionals.
Sec. 1119. Grants for the outlying areas and the Secretary of the 
                            Interior.
Sec. 1120. Allocations to States.
Sec. 1121. Basic grants to local educational agencies.
Sec. 1122. Education finance incentive grant program.
           Part B--Studesubpart 1--reading firstement Grants
Sec. 1201. Formula grants to State educational agencies.
Sec. 1202. State formula grant applications.
Sec. 1203. Targeted assistance grants.
Sec. 1204. External evaluation.
Sec. 1205. National activities.
Sec. 1206. Prohibitiosubpart 2--early reading firstention.
Sec. 1221. Evaluation.subpart 3--striving readers
Sec. 1231subpart 4--improving literacy through school libraries
Sec. 1241. Improving literacy through school libraries.
                Part C--Education of Migratory Children

Sec. 1301. Program purpose.
Sec. 1302. State allocations.
Sec. 1303. State applications; services.
Sec. 1304. Comprehensive needs assessment.
Sec. 1305. Coordination of migrant education activities.
Sec. 1306. Evaluation and study.
Part D--Prevention and Intervention Programs for Children and Youth Who 
                 Are Neglected, Delinquent, or At-Risk

Sec. 1401. Allocation of funds.
Sec. 1402. Career education.
                 Part E--National Assessment of Title I

Sec. 1501. Evaluations.
Sec. 1502. Assessment evaluation.
Sec. 1503. Close up fellowship program.
                            Part F--Math Now

Sec. 1601. Math Now.
                  Part G--Advanced Placement Programs

Sec. 1701. Purposes.
Sec. 1702. Advanced Placement incentive program grants.
Sec. 1703. Supplement, not supplant.
                  Part H--Secondary School Graduation

Sec. 1801. Secondary school graduation.
                       Part I--General Provisions

Sec. 1901. Local educational agency spending audits.
Sec. 1902. State report on dropout data.
Sec. 1903. Regulations for sections 1111 and 1116.
TITLE II--PREPARING, TRAINING, AND RECRUITING HIGH QUALITY TEACHERS AND 
                               PRINCIPALS

       Part A--Teacher and Principal Training and Recruiting Fund

Sec. 2101. Purpose.
Sec. 2102. Authorizations of appropriations.
Sec. 2103. State applications and needs assessment.
Sec. 2104. State use of funds.
Sec. 2105. Local applications and needs assessment.
Sec. 2106. Local use of funds.
Sec. 2107. Definitions.
Sec. 2108. National activities of demonstrated effectiveness.
              Part B--Mathematics and Science Partnerships

Sec. 2201. Allocation of funds.
Sec. 2202. Authorization of appropriations.
                 Part C--Innovation for Teacher Quality

Sec. 2301. Definitions.
Sec. 2302. Authorization of troops-to-teachers program.
Sec. 2303. Recruitment and selection or program participants.
Sec. 2304. Participation agreement and financial assistance.
Sec. 2305. Participation by States.
Sec. 2306. Support of innovative preretirement teacher certification 
                            programs.
Sec. 2307. Reporting requirements.
Sec. 2308. Transition to teaching grant program.
Sec. 2309. General provisions authorization of appropriations.
Sec. 2310. National writing project.
Sec. 2311. Civic education general authority.
Sec. 2312. We the people program.
Sec. 2313. Close Up fellowship program.
Sec. 2314. Teaching of traditional American history.
Sec. 2315. Appropriations for teaching of traditional American history.
Sec. 2316. Teacher incentive fund program; adjunct teacher corps.
             Part D--Enhancing Education Through Technology

Sec. 2401. Authorization of appropriations.
Sec. 2402. Allotment and reallotment.
Sec. 2403. Applications.
Sec. 2404. Local activities.
Sec. 2405. National technology activities.
Sec. 2406. National education technology plan.
Sec. 2407. Ready-to-learn television.
  TITLE III--LANGUAGE INSTRUCTION FOR LIMITED ENGLISH PROFICIENT AND 
                           IMMIGRANT CHILDREN

Sec. 3101. Authorization of appropriations.
    Part A--English Language Acquisition, Language Enhancement, and 
                        Academic Achievement Act

Ssubpart 1--grants and subgrants for english language acquisition and 
                          language enhancement
Sec. 3115. Formula grants to States.
Sec. 3116. Subgrants to eligible entities.
Sec. 3117. Locsubpart 2--accountability and administration
Sec. 3121. Evaluations.
Sec. 3122. Achievement objectives and accountability.
Sec. 3123. Reporting requirements.
                       Part B--General Provisions

Sec. 3201. Improving language instruction educational programs.
Sec. 3202. General provisions.
                     TITLE IV--21ST CENTURY SCHOOLS

           Part A--Safe and Drug-Free Schools and Communities

Sec. 4101. Safe and drug-free schools and communities.
 Part B--21st Century Community Learning Centers and Mentoring Programs

Sec. 4201. 21st century community learning centers.
Sec. 4202. Mentoring programs.
  TITLE V--PROMOTING INFORMED PARENTAL CHOICE AND INNOVATIVE PROGRAMS

                      Part A--Innovative Programs

Sec. 5101. State uses of funds.
Sec. 5102. State applications.
Sec. 5103. Local uses of funds.
Sec. 5104. Participation of children enrolled in private schools.
Sec. 5105. Definitions.
Sec. 5106. Authorization of appropriations.
                     Part B--Public Charter Schools

Sec. 5201. Program authorized.
Sec. 5202. Authorization of appropriations for charter school programs.
Sec. 5203. Authorization of appropriations for credit enhancement 
                            initiatives.
Sec. 5204. Authorization of appropriations for voluntary public school 
                            choice programs.
                   Part C--Magnet Schools Assistance

Sec. 5301. Findings and purpose.
Sec. 5302. Definition.
Sec. 5303. Limitations.
Sec. 5304. Authorization of appropriations.
             Part D--Fund for the Improvement of Education

Sec. 5401. Authorization of appropriations.
Sec. 5402. Programs authorized.
Sec. 5403. Studies of national significance.
Sec. 5404. Counseling programs.
Sec. 5405. Partnerships in character education.
Sec. 5406. Programs to be struck.
Sec. 5407. Gifted and talented students.
Sec. 5408. Star schools program.
Sec. 5409. Ready to teach.
Sec. 5410. Foreign language assistance program.
Sec. 5411. Physical education.
Sec. 5412. Excellence in economic education.
Sec. 5413. Arts in education.
Sec. 5414. Parental assistance and local family information centers.
                TITLE VI--FLEXIBILITY AND ACCOUNTABILITY

                 Part A--Improving Academic Achievement

Sec. 6101. Grants for State assessments and related activities.
Sec. 6102. Grants for enhanced assessments for students with 
                            disabilities and limited English proficient 
                            students.
Sec. 6103. Funding.
Sec. 6104. Performance review and penalties.
Sec. 6105. Local flexibility demonstration agreements.
Sec. 6106. Performance review and penalties.
Sec. 6107. Reports.
Sec. 6108. Education flexibility partnership.
Sec. 6109. Child-centered programming.
           subpart 1--small, rural school achievement program
Sec. 6211. Redesignation.
Sec. 6212. Grant programs authorized.
Sec. 6213. Acsubpart 2--rural and low-income school program
Sec. 6221. Program authorized.
Sec. 6222. Accountasubpart 3--alternate uses of funds
Sec. 6231. Use of appsubpart 4--general provisions
Sec. 6241. Annual average daily attendance determination.
Sec. 6242. Supplement, not supplant.
Sec. 6243. Authorization of appropriations.
    TITLE VII--INDIAN, NATIVE HAWAIIAN, AND ALASKA NATIVE EDUCATION

                        Part A--Indian Education

Sec. 710subpart 1--formula grants to local educational agencies
Sec. 7111. Purpose.
Sec. 7112. Grants to local educational agencies and tribes.
Sec. 7113. Amount of grants.
Sec. 7114. Report on obstacles to program integration.
Sec. 711subpart 2--definitions; authorization of appropriations
Sec. 7121. Definitions.
Sec. 7122. Authorizasubpart 3--additional amendments
Sec. 7131. Department of Interior schools.
                   Part B--Native Hawaiian Education

Sec. 7201. Report date for Native Hawaiian Education Council and Island 
                            Councils.
Sec. 7202. Program authorized.
                    Part C--Alaska Native Education

Sec. 7301. Program authorized.
                     TITLE VIII--IMPACT AID PROGRAM

Sec. 8101. Impact aid.
                      TITLE IX--GENERAL PROVISIONS

Sec. 9101. Definitions.
Sec. 9102. Consolidation of funding for local administration.
Sec. 9103. Waivers.
Sec. 9104. Disasters and emergencies.
Sec. 9105. Participation by private school children and teachers.
Sec. 9106. By-pass determination process.
            TITLE X--MCKINNEY-VENTO HOMELESS ASSISTANCE ACT

Sec. 10001. Short title.
Sec. 10002. Grants for State and local activities.
Sec. 10003. Waivers by the Secretary.
Sec. 10004. Authorization of appropriations.

SEC. 3. REFERENCES.

    Except as otherwise expressly provided, whenever in this Act an 
amendment or repeal is expressed in terms of an amendment to, or repeal 
of, a section or other provision, the reference shall be considered to 
be made to a section or other provision of the Elementary and Secondary 
Education Act of 1965 (20 U.S.C. 6301 et seq.).

    TITLE I--IMPROVING THE ACADEMIC ACHIEVEMENT OF THE DISADVANTAGED

SEC. 1001. STATEMENT OF PURPOSE.

    Section 1001 (20 U.S.C. 6301) is amended--
            (1) by redesignating paragraphs (5) through (12) as 
        paragraphs (6) through (13), respectively; and
            (2) by inserting after paragraph (4) the following:
            ``(5) ensuring that all children are taught by highly 
        qualified teachers and that low-income and minority children 
        are not taught at higher rates by unqualified teachers than 
        their more advantaged peers;''.

SEC. 1002. AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS.

    Section 1002 (20 U.S.C. 6302) is amended--
            (1) in subsection (a)--
                    (A) in paragraph (1), by striking ``$13,500,000,000 
                for fiscal year 2002'' and inserting ``$14,000,000,000 
                for fiscal year 2008'';
                    (B) in paragraph (2), by striking ``2003'' and 
                inserting ``2009'';
                    (C) in paragraph (3), by striking ``2004'' and 
                inserting ``2010'';
                    (D) in paragraph (4), by striking ``2005'' and 
                inserting ``2011'';
                    (E) in paragraph (5), by striking ``2006'' and 
                inserting ``2012''; and
                    (F) in paragraph (6), by striking ``2007'' and 
                inserting ``2013'';
            (2) in subsection (b)--
                    (A) in paragraph (1), by striking ``$900,000,000 
                for fiscal year 2002'' and inserting ``$1,000,000,000 
                for fiscal year 2008'';
                    (B) in paragraph (2), by striking ``$75,000,000 for 
                fiscal year 2002'' and inserting ``$120,000,000 for 
                fiscal year 2008'';
                    (C) by striking paragraph (3) and inserting the 
                following:
            ``(3) Striving readers.--For the purpose of carrying out 
        subpart 3 of part B, there are authorized to be appropriated 
        $100,000,000 for fiscal year 2008 and such sums as may be 
        necessary for each of the 5 succeeding fiscal years.''; and
                    (D) in paragraph (4), by striking ``2002'' and 
                inserting ``2008'';
            (3) in subsection (c), by striking ``2002'' and inserting 
        ``2008'';
            (4) in subsection (d), by striking ``2002'' and inserting 
        ``2008'';
            (5) by striking subsection (e) and inserting the following:
    ``(e) Evaluation.--For the purpose of carrying out sections 1501 
and 1502, there are authorized to be appropriated such sums as may be 
necessary for fiscal year 2008 and each of the 5 succeeding fiscal 
years.'';
            (6) by striking subsection (f) and inserting the following:
    ``(f) Math Now.--For the purpose of carrying out part F, there are 
authorized to be appropriated such sums as may be necessary for fiscal 
year 2008 and each of the 5 succeeding fiscal years.'';
            (7) in subsection (g), by striking ``2002'' and inserting 
        ``2008'';
            (8) by striking subsection (h) and inserting the following:
    ``(h) Secondary School Reform.--For the purpose of carrying out 
part H, there are authorized to be appropriated $250,000,000 for fiscal 
year 2008 and such sums as may be necessary for each of the 5 
succeeding fiscal years.''; and
            (9) in subsection (i)--
                    (A) by striking ``1003(g)'' and inserting 
                ``1003(e)''; and
                    (B) by striking ``2002'' and inserting ``2008''.

SEC. 1003. SCHOOL IMPROVEMENT.

    (a) Amendments.--Section 1003 (20 U.S.C. 6303) is amended--
            (1) in subsection (a)--
                    (A) by striking ``2 percent'' and inserting ``4 
                percent''; and
                    (B) by striking ``for fiscal years 2002'' and all 
                that follows through ``2007,'' and inserting ``for each 
                fiscal year'';
            (2) in subsection (b)--
                    (A) in the subsection heading, by inserting 
                ``Allocation and'' before ``Uses''; and
                    (B) by striking paragraph (1) and inserting the 
                following:
            ``(1) shall allocate not less than 95 percent directly to--
                    ``(A) local educational agencies for schools 
                identified for school improvement and restructuring, 
                for activities under section 1116(b); and
                    ``(B) local educational agencies identified for 
                school improvement or correction action under section 
                1116, for activities under section 1116(c); or'';
            (3) by striking subsections (c), (e), (f), and (g);
            (4) by redesignating subsection (d) as subsection (c); and
            (5) by adding at the end the following:
    ``(d) Assistance for Local School Improvement.--
            ``(1) Program authorized.--The Secretary shall award grants 
        to States, from allotments under paragraph (3), to enable the 
        States to provide subgrants to local educational agencies for 
        the purpose of providing assistance for school and local 
        educational agency improvement, consistent with section 1116.
            ``(2) State allotments.--Such grants shall be allotted 
        among States, the Department of the Interior, and the outlying 
        areas, for a fiscal year in proportion to the funds received by 
        the States, the Department of the Interior, and the outlying 
        areas, respectively, for the fiscal year under part A of this 
        title.
            ``(3) Reservation.--For each fiscal year the Secretary may 
        reserve not more than 1 percent of funds appropriated under 
        section 1002(i) to conduct research, evaluation, and 
        dissemination activities related to the identification of 
        effective school and local educational agency improvement 
        practices.
            ``(4) Reallocations.--If a State does not receive funds 
        under this subsection, the Secretary shall reallocate such 
        funds to other States in the same proportion as funds are 
        allocated under paragraph (2).
            ``(5) State applications.--Each State educational agency 
        that receives funds under this subsection shall submit an 
        application to the Secretary at such time, and containing such 
        information, as the Secretary shall reasonably require, except 
        that such requirement shall be waived if a State educational 
        agency submitted such information as part of its State plan 
        under this part. Each State application shall, at a minimum, 
        describe--
                    ``(A) how the State educational agency will use the 
                funds provided under this subsection to assist local 
                educational agencies that have the greatest need for 
                such assistance, including how the State will set 
                priorities among--
                            ``(i) local educational agencies serving 
                        schools that have persistently not made 
                        adequate yearly progress and are undergoing 
                        school improvement or restructuring under 
                        section 1116;
                            ``(ii) local educational agencies serving 
                        schools that are at risk of being identified 
                        for restructuring under section 1116; and
                            ``(iii) local educational agencies that are 
                        undergoing improvement or corrective action 
                        under section 1116;
                    ``(B) how the State educational agency will use the 
                funds provided under this subsection to employ 
                strategically the mechanisms described in section 1117 
                (including school support teams and the other elements 
                of a statewide system of intensive and sustained 
                support) to meet the needs of the schools in the State 
                that are undergoing school improvement and 
                restructuring under section 1116, and to meet the needs 
                of the local educational agencies in the State that are 
                undergoing improvement and corrective action under 
                section 1116, including how the State educational 
                agency will use any funds the State educational agency 
                retains under paragraph (6)(B) to complement and build 
                on the activities that local educational agencies carry 
                out with the funds local educational agencies receive 
                under this subsection;
                    ``(C) how the State educational agency will ensure 
                that activities carried out with funds provided under 
                this subsection are based on the findings of 
                scientifically based research on improving student 
                achievement, including a description of how the State 
                educational agency will review the applications 
                submitted by local educational agencies for assistance 
                under this subsection to determine the quality of the 
                applications;
                    ``(D) the objectives that the State educational 
                agency intends to meet through the activities described 
                in the application; and
                    ``(E) how the State educational agency will 
                disseminate the results achieved through activities 
                carried out with funds received under this subsection, 
                particularly with respect to activities that have been 
                successful.
            ``(6) Uses of funds.--A State educational agency that 
        receives a grant under this subsection shall--
                    ``(A) use at least 80 percent of the grant funds, 
                to award subgrants, on a competitive basis, to local 
                educational agencies identified for improvement or 
                corrective action under section 1116 or that serve 
                schools identified for school improvement or 
                restructuring under section 1116, except that no State 
                educational agency shall award a smaller amount under 
                this paragraph for a fiscal year, in the aggregate, to 
                local educational agencies within the State than the 
                State educational agency allocated to such local 
                educational agencies for fiscal year 2007 under 
                subsection (g) of this section (as such subsection was 
                in effect on the day before the date of enactment of No 
                Child Left Behind Act of 2007); and
                    ``(B) use any remaining funds to implement a 
                statewide system of support for school and local 
                educational agency improvements as required under 
                section 1117.
            ``(7) Local educational agency subgrants.--A subgrant to a 
        local educational agency under this subsection shall be--
                    ``(A) of sufficient size and scope to support 
                implementation of the activities described in a school 
                or local educational agency improvement plan under 
                section 1116, except that the amount made available 
                under the subgrant to a participating school shall be 
                not less than $50,000 and not more than $500,000; and
                    ``(B) renewable for 2 additional 1-year periods if 
                schools or local educational agencies are meeting the 
                goals described in their school improvement plans 
                developed under section 1116.
            ``(8) Reporting.--The State educational agency shall 
        annually report to the Secretary, and shall make publicly 
        available within the State, information on--
                    ``(A) the schools and local educational agencies 
                within the State that received financial or other 
                assistance with funds provided under this subsection;
                    ``(B) the services provided to schools and local 
                educational agencies and the activities carried out 
                with funds under this subsection; and
                    ``(C) the results obtained through the provision of 
                services and the completion of activities.''.
    (b) Conforming Amendment.--Section 1117(c)(1)(A) (20 U.S.C. 
6317(c)(1)(A)) is amended by striking ``1003(g)'' and inserting 
``1003(d)''.

PART A--IMPROVING BASIC PROGRAMS OPERATED BY LOCAL EDUCATIONAL AGENCIES

SEC. 1111. STATE PLANS.

    Section 1111 (20 U.S.C. 6311) is amended--
            (1) in subsection (a), by adding at the end the following:
            ``(3) Peer-review and secretarial approval.--The Secretary 
        shall--
                    ``(A) establish a peer-review process to assist in 
                the review of State plans submitted under paragraph 
                (1);
                    ``(B) appoint individuals to the peer-review 
                process who are--
                            ``(i) representative of parents, teachers, 
                        State educational agencies, and local 
                        educational agencies; and
                            ``(ii) familiar with educational standards, 
                        assessments, accountability, the needs of low-
                        performing schools, and other educational needs 
                        of students;
                    ``(C) approve a State plan within 120 days of the 
                plan's submission unless the Secretary determines that 
                the plan does not meet the requirements of this 
                section;
                    ``(D) if the Secretary determines that the State 
                plan does not meet the requirements of this subsection, 
                subsection (b), or subsection (c), immediately notify 
                the State of such determination and the reasons for 
                such determination;
                    ``(E) not decline to approve a State's plan 
                before--
                            ``(i) offering the State an opportunity to 
                        revise the plan;
                            ``(ii) providing technical assistance in 
                        order to assist the State to meet the 
                        requirements of this subsection, subsection 
                        (b), and subsection (c); and
                            ``(iii) providing a hearing; and
                    ``(F) disapprove a State plan for not meeting the 
                requirements of this part, but not require a State as a 
                condition of approval of the State plan--
                            ``(i) to include in, or delete from, such 
                        plan, 1 or more specific elements of the 
                        State's academic content standards; or
                            ``(ii) to use specific academic assessment 
                        instruments or items.
            ``(4) State revisions.--A State plan shall be revised by 
        the State educational agency if it is necessary to satisfy the 
        requirements of this section.
            ``(5) Duration of the plan.--
                    ``(A) In general.--Each State plan shall--
                            ``(i) remain in effect for the duration of 
                        the State's participation under this part; and
                            ``(ii) be periodically reviewed and 
                        revised, as the State educational agency 
                        determines necessary, to reflect changes in the 
                        State's strategies and programs under this 
                        part.
                    ``(B) Additional information.--If significant 
                changes are made to a State's plan, such as the 
                adoption of new State academic content standards, new 
                State student academic achievement standards, new 
                academic assessments, or a new definition of adequate 
                yearly progress, such information shall be submitted to 
                the Secretary for review and approval.
            ``(6) Penalties.--
                    ``(A) Failure to meet deadlines enacted in 2002.--
                            ``(i) In general.--If a State fails to meet 
                        the deadlines established by the No Child Left 
                        Behind Act of 2001, the Secretary shall 
                        withhold 25 percent of the funds that would 
                        otherwise be available to the State for State 
                        administration and activities under this part 
                        in each year until the Secretary determines 
                        that the State meets those requirements.
                            ``(ii) No extension.--Notwithstanding any 
                        other provision of law, 90 days after the date 
                        of enactment of the No Child Left Behind Act of 
                        2007 the Secretary shall not grant any 
                        additional waivers of, or enter into any 
                        additional compliance agreements to extend, the 
                        deadlines described in subparagraph (A) for any 
                        State.
                    ``(B) Failure to meet requirements enacted in 
                2007.--If a State fails to meet any of the requirements 
                of this section, other than the requirements described 
                in subparagraph (A), then the Secretary may withhold 
                funds for State administration under this part until 
                the Secretary determines that the State has fulfilled 
                those requirements.'';
            (2) in subsection (b)--
                    (A) in paragraph (1)--
                            (i) in subparagraph (C), by striking 
                        ``(beginning in the 2005-2006 school year)'';
                            (ii) by redesignating subparagraphs (E) and 
                        (F) as subparagraphs (G) and (H), respectively; 
                        and
                            (iii) by inserting after subparagraph (D) 
                        the following:
                    ``(E) Alternate academic achievement standards.--
                Notwithstanding any other provision of this paragraph, 
                a State may, through a documented and validated 
                standards-setting process, define alternate academic 
                achievement standards for students with the most 
                significant cognitive disabilities who take an 
                alternate assessment, if those standards--
                            ``(i) are aligned with the State's academic 
                        content standards;
                            ``(ii) promote access to the general 
                        curriculum; and
                            ``(iii) reflect professional judgment of 
                        the highest achievement standards attainable by 
                        those students.
                    ``(F) Modified academic achievement standards.--
                Notwithstanding any other provision of this paragraph, 
                a State may, through a documented and validated 
                standards-setting process, adopt modified academic 
                achievement standards for students who have 
                disabilities that preclude the students from achieving 
                grade-level proficiency within the academic year 
                covered by a student's individualized education program 
                under section 614(d) of the Individuals with 
                Disabilities Education Act, if the modified standards--
                            ``(i) are aligned with the State's academic 
                        content standards for the grade in which the 
                        student is enrolled;
                            ``(ii) are challenging for eligible 
                        students, except that the modified standards 
                        may be less difficult than the grade-level 
                        academic achievement standards under this 
                        section;
                            ``(iii) include at least 3 achievement 
                        levels.''; and
                            (iv) in subparagraph (H), as redesignated 
                        by clause (ii), by striking ``2001'' and 
                        inserting ``2007'';
                    (B) in paragraph (2)--
                            (i) in subparagraph (C)--
                                    (I) by striking clause (vi) and 
                                inserting the following:
                            ``(vi) in accordance with subparagraph (D), 
                        includes graduation rates for public secondary 
                        school students disaggregated by each category 
                        of students described in clause (v), and at 
                        least 1 other academic indicator (as determined 
                        by the State) for all public elementary school 
                        students;'';
                                    (II) in clause (vii), by striking 
                                the period and inserting ``; and''; and
                                    (III) by adding at the end the 
                                following:
                            ``(viii) in carrying out clause (v) and 
                        (vii), ensures that the minimum number of 
                        students necessary to yield statistically 
                        reliable information is the same for the group 
                        of all students described in clause (v)(I) and 
                        each of the subgroups described in clause 
                        (v)(II)'';
                            (ii) in subparagraph (D)--
                                    (I) in clause (i), by striking 
                                ``and'' after the semicolon;
                                    (II) by striking clause (ii) and 
                                inserting the following:
                            ``(ii) except as provided in subparagraph 
                        (I)(i), may not use those indicators to reduce 
                        the number of, or change, the schools that 
                        would otherwise be subject to school 
                        improvement or restructuring under section 1116 
                        if those indicators were not used, but may use 
                        those indicators to identify additional schools 
                        for school improvement or restructuring under 
                        section 1116; and'';
                                    (III) by adding at the end the 
                                following:
                            ``(iii) shall calculate the graduation 
                        rate--
                                    ``(I) beginning not later than the 
                                end of the 2011-2012 school year, by 
                                dividing the number of students in a 
                                school or served by a local educational 
                                agency who receive a regular diploma by 
                                the number of first-time ninth-grade 
                                students who were enrolled in the 
                                school or were served by the local 
                                educational agency 4 years earlier, 
                                taking into account--
                                            ``(aa) the movement of 
                                        students into and out of the 
                                        school or local educational 
                                        agency, documented through such 
                                        evidence as a transcript, over 
                                        the 4-year period; and
                                            ``(bb) the additional time 
                                        that may be required for 
                                        students with disabilities and 
                                        recently arrived students who 
                                        have limited English 
                                        proficiency to graduate with a 
                                        regular secondary school 
                                        diploma; and
                                    ``(II) prior to the timeframe 
                                described in subclause (I), by using 
                                the averaged freshman graduation rate 
                                as defined by the National Center for 
                                Education Statistics.'';
                            (iii) in subparagraph (F), by inserting 
                        ``of mathematics and reading or language arts'' 
                        after ``State assessments'';
                            (iv) in subparagraph (G)--
                                    (I) in clause (iv), by striking 
                                ``and'' after the semicolon;
                                    (II) in clause (v), by striking the 
                                period and inserting ``; and''; and
                                    (III) by adding at the end the 
                                following:
                            ``(vi) shall include significant 
                        improvement, as determined by the Secretary, in 
                        the graduation rate for public secondary school 
                        students that applies separately to each group 
                        of students described in subparagraph 
                        (C)(v).'';
                            (v) in subparagraph (I)(ii), by striking 
                        ``(except that'' and all that follows through 
                        the period and inserting the following: ``, 
                        except that--
                                    ``(I) the 95 percent requirement 
                                described in this clause shall not 
                                apply in a case in which the number of 
                                students in a category is insufficient 
                                to yield statistically reliable 
                                information or the results would reveal 
                                personally identifiable information 
                                about an individual student; and
                                    ``(II) the Secretary may promulgate 
                                regulations to permit States to omit 
                                from the 95 percent requirement 
                                described in clause (ii) students who 
                                cannot participate in a State's 
                                assessments due to a significant 
                                medical emergency.'';
                            (vi) in subparagraph (J)--
                                    (I) by striking clause (ii); and
                                    (II) by redesignating clause (iii) 
                                as clause (ii); and
                            (vii) by adding at the end the following:
                    ``(L) Student growth.--Notwithstanding any other 
                provision of this paragraph, the Secretary may permit a 
                State, consistent with requirements established by the 
                Secretary, to establish and implement procedures for 
                incorporating student academic growth into the State's 
                definition of adequate yearly progress under 
                subparagraph (C). A State that desires to incorporate 
                student academic growth into the State's definition of 
                adequate yearly progress under subparagraph (C) shall, 
                at a minimum--
                            ``(i) include, in the State's procedures 
                        for incorporating student academic growth in 
                        the definition of adequate yearly progress, an 
                        expectation that all students in each group 
                        described in subparagraph (C)(v) will, by 
                        school year 2013-2014, meet or exceed the 
                        State's proficient level of academic 
                        achievement on the State assessments under 
                        paragraph (3);
                            ``(ii) establish statewide annual 
                        measurable objectives that are based on meeting 
                        the State's proficient level of academic 
                        achievement on the State assessments under 
                        paragraph (3) and are not based on individual 
                        student background characteristics;
                            ``(iii) establish separate, measurable 
                        objectives for the assessments of mathematics 
                        and reading or language arts under paragraph 
                        (3);
                            ``(iv) ensure that all students who are 
                        tested using the State's assessments under 
                        paragraph (3)(B) are included in the State's 
                        assessment system under this section;
                            ``(v) include, in the State's definition of 
                        adequate yearly progress, the results of 
                        assessments, approved by the Secretary, that--
                                    ``(I) produce comparable results 
                                from grade to grade and from year to 
                                year in each of the grades 3 through 8, 
                                and in secondary school, in mathematics 
                                and reading or language arts; and
                                    ``(II) have been used by the State 
                                for more than 1 year;
                            ``(vi) track student progress through a 
                        State-developed longitudinal data system; and
                            ``(vii) include, as separate academic 
                        indicators in determining whether schools are 
                        making adequate yearly progress for a 
                        particular year--
                                    ``(I) the rate of student 
                                participation in assessments under 
                                paragraph (3);
                                    ``(II) another academic indicator 
                                described in subparagraph (C)(vi); and
                                    ``(III) another academic indicator 
                                described in subparagraph (C)(vii).
                    ``(M) Students with disabilities.--
                            ``(i) In general.--In determining adequate 
                        yearly progress for schools, local educational 
                        agencies, and the State, a State may include--
                                    ``(I) the scores of students with 
                                the most significant cognitive 
                                disabilities who meet or exceed the 
                                proficient level of academic 
                                achievement based on alternate academic 
                                achievement standards, if the number of 
                                those students (at the local 
                                educational agency and State levels, 
                                separately) does not exceed 1 percent 
                                of all students in the grades assessed 
                                in mathematics and reading or language 
                                arts; and
                                    ``(II) the scores of students with 
                                disabilities who meet or exceed the 
                                proficient level of academic 
                                achievement based on modified academic 
                                achievement standards, if the number of 
                                those students (at the local 
                                educational agency and State levels, 
                                separately) does not exceed 2 percent 
                                of all students in the grades assessed 
                                in mathematics and reading or language 
                                arts.
                            ``(ii) Exceptions.--
                                    ``(I) 2 percent.--Notwithstanding 
                                clause (i), a State or local 
                                educational agency may exceed the 2 
                                percent limitation in clause (i)(II) 
                                if--
                                            ``(aa) the number of 
                                        proficient and advanced scores 
                                        on the alternate academic 
                                        achievement standards is less 
                                        than 1 percent; and
                                            ``(bb) the number of 
                                        proficient and advanced scores 
                                        based on modified and alternate 
                                        academic achievement standards 
                                        combined does not exceed 3 
                                        percent of all students in the 
                                        grades assessed.
                                    ``(II) 1 percent.--A State may, in 
                                accordance with such criteria as the 
                                Secretary may prescribe, waive the 1 
                                percent limitation in clause (i)(I) for 
                                local educational agencies in the 
                                State, if the State does not exceed the 
                                1 percent limitation in clause (i)(I).
                            ``(iii) Special rule.--A State or local 
                        educational agency may, in determining adequate 
                        yearly progress for the subgroup of students 
                        with disabilities, include the score of a 
                        student who previously met the definition of a 
                        child with a disability under section 602(3) of 
                        the Individuals with Disabilities Education 
                        Act, for a period of not more than 2 years from 
                        the time the student stopped receiving services 
                        under such Act.
                    ``(N) Adequate yearly progress for limited english 
                proficient students.--In determining adequate yearly 
                progress for schools, local educational agencies, and 
                the State, a State may--
                            ``(i) for the purpose of meeting the 
                        requirements of subsection (b)(2)(I)(ii), count 
                        recently arrived limited English proficient 
                        students as having participated in the State's 
                        assessment, if the students have taken the 
                        State's English language proficiency assessment 
                        under subsection (b)(7) or the State's reading 
                        or language arts assessment;
                            ``(ii) for 2 administrations of the annual 
                        mathematics assessments or reading or language 
                        arts assessments under paragraph (3), choose 
                        not to include the scores of recently arrived 
                        limited English proficient students on the 
                        State's mathematics assessment or the reading 
                        or language arts assessment, even if those 
                        students have been enrolled in the same school 
                        or served by the same local educational agency 
                        for a full academic year; and
                            ``(iii) include, in the subgroup of 
                        students with limited English proficiency, the 
                        score of a student who was limited English 
                        proficient, for not more than 2 years after the 
                        year in which the student no longer meets the 
                        State's definition of limited English 
                        proficient.
                    ``(O) Adequate yearly progress for refugee 
                children.--The Secretary may promulgate regulations 
                that permit additional flexibility in determining 
                adequate yearly progress for recently arrived limited 
                English proficient students who have resettled in the 
                United States through the United States Refugee 
                Admissions Program, administered by the Department of 
                State's Bureau of Population, Refugees, and 
                Migration.'';
                    (C) in paragraph (3)--
                            (i) by striking subparagraph (B) and 
                        inserting the following:
                    ``(B) Use of academic assessment results to improve 
                student academic achievement.--
                            ``(i) In general.--Each State plan shall 
                        demonstrate how results of academic assessments 
                        under this paragraph--
                                    ``(I) will be promptly provided to 
                                local educational agencies, schools, 
                                and teachers in a manner that is clear 
                                and easy to understand, except that in 
                                no case shall the results be so 
                                provided later than the day before the 
                                first day of the school year that 
                                begins after the assessment is 
                                administered; and
                                    ``(II) be used by those local 
                                educational agencies, schools, and 
                                teachers to improve the educational 
                                achievement of individual students.
                            ``(ii) Incorporation of data.--Each State 
                        educational agency may incorporate the data 
                        from assessments under this paragraph into a 
                        State developed longitudinal data system that 
                        links student test scores, teacher assignments, 
                        length of enrollment, and graduation records 
                        over time.'';
                            (ii) in subparagraph (C)--
                                    (I) in clause (v)(I), by striking 
                                ``once during'' and all that follows 
                                through the semicolon at the end of 
                                item (cc) and inserting ``once during 
                                grades 10 through 12;'';
                                    (II) in clause (vii)--
                                            (aa) by striking 
                                        ``beginning not later than 
                                        school year 2005-2006,''; and
                                            (bb) by striking ``, except 
                                        that'' and all that follows 
                                        through ``1-year period'';
                                    (III) by striking clause (ix) and 
                                inserting the following:
                            ``(ix) provide for--
                                    ``(I) the participation in such 
                                assessments of all students;
                                    ``(II) the appropriate 
                                accommodations for students with 
                                disabilities necessary to measure the 
                                academic achievement of such students 
                                relative to State academic content and 
                                State student academic achievement 
                                standards;
                                    ``(III) alternate assessments 
                                aligned with grade-level academic 
                                content and academic achievement 
                                standards, unless the State develops 
                                alternate assessments aligned with--
                                            ``(aa) alternate academic 
                                        achievement standards, 
                                        consistent with subparagraph 
                                        (D), for students with the most 
                                        significant cognitive 
                                        disabilities; or
                                            ``(bb) modified academic 
                                        achievement standards 
                                        consistent with subparagraph 
                                        (D); and
                                    ``(IV) the inclusion of limited 
                                English proficient students, who shall 
                                be assessed in a valid and reliable 
                                manner and provided reasonable 
                                accommodations on assessments 
                                administered to such students under 
                                this paragraph, including, to the 
                                extent practicable, assessments in the 
                                language and form most likely to yield 
                                accurate data on what such students 
                                know and can do in academic content 
                                areas, until such students have 
                                achieved English language proficiency 
                                as determined under paragraph (7), 
                                except as provided in subparagraph (E); 
                                and''; and
                                    (IV) in clause (x), by striking 
                                ``subclause (III)'' and inserting 
                                ``clause (ix)(III)'';
                            (iii) by redesignating subparagraph (D) as 
                        subparagraph (F);
                            (iv) by inserting after subparagraph (C), 
                        as amended by clause (ii), the following:
                    ``(D) Students with disabilities.--
                            ``(i) Alternate standards.--A State may 
                        provide for alternate assessments aligned with 
                        alternate academic achievement standards for 
                        students with the most significant cognitive 
                        disabilities, if the State--
                                    ``(I) establishes and monitors 
                                implementation of clear and appropriate 
                                guidelines for individualized education 
                                program teams (as that term is defined 
                                in section 614(d)(1)(B) of the 
                                Individuals with Disabilities Education 
                                Act) to apply in determining when a 
                                child's significant cognitive 
                                disability justifies assessment based 
                                on alternate academic achievement 
                                standards;
                                    ``(II) ensures that the parents of 
                                those students are informed that their 
                                child's academic achievement will be 
                                based on alternate academic achievement 
                                standards;
                                    ``(III) documents that students 
                                with the most significant cognitive 
                                disabilities are, to the extent 
                                practicable, included in the general 
                                curriculum, and in assessments aligned 
                                with that curriculum;
                                    ``(IV) develops, disseminates 
                                information on, and promotes the use 
                                of, appropriate accommodations to 
                                increase the number of students with 
                                disabilities who are tested against 
                                academic achievement standards for the 
                                grade in which a student is enrolled; 
                                and
                                    ``(V) ensures that regular and 
                                special education teachers and other 
                                appropriate staff know how to 
                                administer assessments, including 
                                making appropriate use of 
                                accommodations, for students with 
                                disabilities.
                            ``(ii) Modified standards.--A State may 
                        assess students with disabilities based on 
                        modified academic achievement standards in any 
                        of the assessments for which assessments are 
                        administered under this paragraph, if the 
                        State--
                                    ``(I) establishes and monitors 
                                implementation of clear and appropriate 
                                guidelines for individualized education 
                                program teams to apply in determining 
                                which students with disabilities are 
                                eligible to be assessed based on 
                                modified academic achievement 
                                standards, which criteria, at a 
                                minimum, shall include--
                                            ``(aa) whether the 
                                        student's disability has 
                                        precluded the student from 
                                        achieving grade-level 
                                        proficiency, as demonstrated by 
                                        objective evidence, such as the 
                                        student's performance on the 
                                        State's regular assessments or 
                                        on other assessments that can 
                                        validly demonstrate academic 
                                        achievement; and
                                            ``(bb) whether the 
                                        student's progress in response 
                                        to appropriate instruction, 
                                        including special education and 
                                        related services designed to 
                                        address the student's 
                                        individual needs, is such that, 
                                        even if significant growth 
                                        occurs, the individualized 
                                        education program team is 
                                        reasonably certain that the 
                                        student will not achieve grade-
                                        level proficiency within the 
                                        year covered by the student's 
                                        individualized education 
                                        program, which progress shall 
                                        be based on multiple 
                                        measurements, over a period of 
                                        time, that are valid for the 
                                        subjects being assessed;
                                    ``(II) ensures that, if a student's 
                                individualized education program 
                                includes goals for a subject assessed 
                                based on modified academic achievement 
                                standards, those goals are based on 
                                academic content standards for the 
                                grade in which the student is enrolled;
                                    ``(III) ensures that parents of 
                                students with disabilities who are 
                                assessed against modified academic 
                                achievement standards are informed that 
                                their child's achievement will be 
                                measured based on modified academic 
                                achievement standards;
                                    ``(IV) ensures that the alternate 
                                assessment yields results that measure 
                                the achievement of those students 
                                separately in reading or language arts, 
                                mathematics, and science relative to 
                                the modified academic achievement 
                                standards;
                                    ``(V) ensures that students who are 
                                assessed based on modified academic 
                                achievement standards have access to 
                                the curriculum, including instruction, 
                                for the grade in which the students are 
                                enrolled; and
                                    ``(VI) establishes and monitors 
                                implementation of clear and appropriate 
                                guidelines for individualized education 
                                program teams to apply in developing 
                                and implementing individualized 
                                education programs for students who are 
                                assessed based on modified academic 
                                achievement standards.
                    ``(E) Students with limited english proficiency.--A 
                State may exempt a recently arrived limited English 
                proficient student from 2 administrations of the 
                State's reading or language arts assessment.''; and
                            (v) in subparagraph (F), as redesignated by 
                        clause (iii), by striking ``6113(a)(2) is less 
                        than'' and all that follows through ``through 
                        2007.'' and inserting ``6113(a)(1) is less than 
                        $400,000,000.'';
                    (D) by striking paragraphs (7), (8), (9), and (10); 
                and
                    (E) by adding at the end the following:
            ``(7) Assessment of english language proficiency.--Each 
        State plan shall demonstrate that local educational agencies in 
        the State will provide for an annual assessment of English 
        proficiency (measuring students' proficiency in speaking, 
        listening, reading, writing, and comprehension in English) of 
        all students with limited English proficiency in the schools 
        served by the State educational agency.
            ``(8) Definitions.--In this subsection:
                    ``(A) Recently arrived limited english proficient 
                student.--The term `recently arrived limited English 
                proficient student' means a student with limited 
                English proficiency who has attended schools in the 
                United States for a period of less than 24 months.
                    ``(B) School in the united states.--The term 
                `school in the United States' means an elementary 
                school or secondary school in 1 of the 50 States or the 
                District of Columbia.'';
            (3) by striking subsection (c) and inserting the following:
    ``(c) Provisions To Support Teaching and Learning.--Each State plan 
shall--
            ``(1) describe how the State will notify local educational 
        agencies, teachers, parents, and the public of the academic 
        content standards, student academic achievement standards, and 
        academic assessments, developed under this section;
            ``(2) describe how the State educational agency will assist 
        each local educational agency and school affected by the State 
        plan to develop the capacity to comply with each of the 
        requirements of sections 1112(b), 1114(b), and 1115(c) that is 
        applicable to the local educational agency or school;
            ``(3) describe how the State educational agency will assist 
        each local educational agency and school affected by the State 
        plan to provide additional educational assistance to individual 
        students assessed and determined to need help to meet the 
        State's challenging academic achievement standards;
            ``(4) describe how the State educational agency, in 
        consultation with the Governor, will to carry out the 
        responsibilities of the State under sections 1116 and 1117, 
        including carrying out the State educational agency's statewide 
        system of technical assistance and support for local 
        educational agencies;
            ``(5) describe the specific steps the State educational 
        agency will take to ensure that schoolwide programs and 
        targeted assistance schools provide instruction by highly 
        qualified instructional staff as required by sections 
        1114(b)(1)(C) and 1115(c)(1)(E), including steps that the State 
        educational agency will take to ensure that poor and minority 
        children are not taught at higher rates than other children by 
        inexperienced, unqualified, or out-of-field teachers, and the 
        measures that the State educational agency will use to evaluate 
        and publicly report the progress of the State educational 
        agency with respect to such steps;
            ``(6) include an assurance that the State educational 
        agency will assist local educational agencies in developing or 
        identifying high-quality effective curricula aligned with State 
        academic achievement standards and describe how the State 
        educational agency will disseminate such curricula to each 
        local educational agency and school within the State;
            ``(7) include an assurance that the State educational 
        agency will coordinate and collaborate, to the extent feasible 
        and necessary as determined by the State educational agency, 
        with agencies providing services to children, youth, and 
        families, with respect to local educational agencies within the 
        State that are identified for improvement or corrective action 
        under section 1116 and that request assistance with addressing 
        major factors that have significantly affected the academic 
        achievement of students in the local educational agency or 
        schools served by the local educational agency; and
            ``(8) include an assurance that the State educational 
        agency will work with other agencies, including educational 
        service agencies or other local consortia, and institutions to 
        provide technical assistance to local educational agencies and 
        schools, including technical assistance in providing 
        professional development under section 1119, technical 
        assistance under section 1117, and technical assistance 
        relating to parental involvement under section 1118.'';
            (4) by striking subsections (e), (f), and (g);
            (5) by redesignating subsections (h), (i), (j), (k), (l), 
        and (m), as subparagraphs (e), (g), (h), (i), (j), and (k), 
        respectively;
            (6) in subsection (e), as redesignated by paragraph (5)--
                    (A) in paragraph (1)--
                            (i) in subparagraph (A), by striking ``Not 
                        later than the beginning of the 2002-2003 
                        school year, unless'' and inserting ``Unless'';
                            (ii) in subparagraph (C)--
                                    (I) by redesignating clauses (i) 
                                through (viii) as clauses (ii) through 
                                (ix), respectively;
                                    (II) by inserting before clause 
                                (ii), as redesignated by clause (i), 
                                the following:
                            ``(i) a clear and concise description of 
                        the State's accountability system, including a 
                        description of the criteria by which the State 
                        evaluates school performance, and the criteria 
                        that the State has established, consistent with 
                        subsection (b)(2), to determine the status of 
                        schools regarding school improvement and 
                        restructuring;'';
                                    (III) in clause (viii), as 
                                redesignated by clause (i), by striking 
                                ``and'' after the semicolon;
                                    (IV) in clause (ix), as 
                                redesignated by clause (i), by striking 
                                the period and inserting ``; and''; and
                                    (V) by adding at the end the 
                                following:
                            ``(x) information on the academic 
                        achievement and gains in English language 
                        proficiency of students with limited English 
                        proficiency, including--
                                    ``(I) information on the number of 
                                students with limited English 
                                proficiency who achieved proficiency in 
                                English and, therefore, exited the 
                                limited English proficiency subgroup; 
                                and
                                    ``(II) the number of recently 
                                arrived limited English proficient 
                                students in the State exempted from 
                                taking the reading or language arts 
                                assessments under subsection (b)(3); 
                                and
                            ``(xi) for the prior school year--
                                    ``(I) the number of students 
                                eligible to participate in public 
                                school choice and supplemental 
                                educational services under this part;
                                    ``(II) the number of students who 
                                so participated; and
                                    ``(III) the total amount of funds 
                                expended for supplemental educational 
                                services.'';
                            (iii) in subparagraph (D)--
                                    (I) by striking clause (iii);
                                    (II) by redesignating clauses (iv), 
                                (v), and (vi) as clauses (iii), (iv), 
                                and (v), respectively;
                                    (III) by striking clause (vii) and 
                                inserting the following:
                            ``(vi) postsecondary enrollment rates.'';
                    (B) in paragraph (2)--
                            (i) in subparagraph (A)(i), by striking 
                        ``Not later than the beginning of the 2002-2003 
                        school year, a local'' and inserting ``A 
                        local'';
                            (ii) in subparagraph (B)(i)--
                                    (I) in subclause (I)--
                                            (aa) by striking 
                                        ``1116(c)'' and inserting 
                                        ``1116(b)''; and
                                            (bb) by striking ``and'' 
                                        after the semicolon; and
                                    (II) by adding at the end the 
                                following:
                                    ``(III) the information described 
                                in paragraph (1)(C)(xi), relating to 
                                student participation in public-school 
                                choice and supplemental educational 
                                services; and''; and
                            (iii) in subparagraph (E), by striking 
                        ``the 2002-2003'' and inserting ``each'';
                    (C) in paragraph (3), by striking ``2001'' and 
                inserting ``2007'';
                    (D) by striking paragraph (4) and inserting the 
                following:
            ``(4) Annual state report to the secretary.--Each State 
        educational agency receiving assistance under this part shall 
        report annually to the Secretary, and make widely available 
        within the State--
                    ``(A) information on the State's progress in 
                developing and implementing the academic assessments 
                described in subsection (b)(3);
                    ``(B) information on the achievement of students on 
                the academic assessments required by subsection (b)(3), 
                including the disaggregated results for the categories 
                of students identified in subsection (b)(2)(C)(v);
                    ``(C) the number and percentage of students with 
                disabilities who have taken--
                            ``(i) general assessments;
                            ``(ii) general assessments with 
                        accommodations;
                            ``(iii) alternate assessments based on 
                        grade-level academic achievement standards;
                            ``(iv) alternate assessments based on 
                        modified academic achievement standards; and
                            ``(v) alternate assessments based on 
                        alternate academic achievement standards;
                    ``(D) information on the acquisition of English 
                proficiency by children with limited English 
                proficiency;
                    ``(E) the number and names of each school 
                identified for school improvement and restructuring 
                under section 1116(b), the reason why each school was 
                so identified, and the measures taken to address the 
                achievement problems of such schools;
                    ``(F) for the prior school year--
                            ``(i) the number of students eligible to 
                        participate in public school choice and 
                        supplemental educational services under this 
                        part;
                            ``(ii) the actual number of students who so 
                        participated; and
                            ``(iii) the total amount of funds expended 
                        for supplemental educational services; and
                    ``(G) information on the quality of teachers and 
                the percentage of classes being taught by highly 
                qualified teachers in the State, local educational 
                agency, and school.'';
                    (E) in paragraph (5), by striking ``the Workforce'' 
                and inserting ``Labor''; and
                    (F) by striking paragraph (6);
            (7) by inserting after subsection (e), as redesignated by 
        paragraph (5) and amended by paragraph (6), the following:
    ``(f) Other Assurances.--Each State plan shall contain an assurance 
that--
            ``(1) the State will participate in biennial State academic 
        assessments of 4th and 8th grade reading and mathematics under 
        the National Assessment of Educational Progress carried out 
        under section 303 of the National Assessment of Educational 
        Progress Authorization Act if the Secretary pays the costs of 
        administering such assessments;
            ``(2) the State educational agency will provide the least 
        restrictive and burdensome regulations for local educational 
        agencies and individual schools participating in a program 
        assisted under this part;
            ``(3) the State educational agency will encourage schools 
        to consolidate funds from other Federal, State, and local 
        sources for schoolwide reform in schoolwide programs under 
        section 1114 and modify or eliminate State fiscal and 
        accounting barriers so that schools can easily consolidate 
        funds from other Federal, State, and local sources for 
        schoolwide programs under section 1114;
            ``(4) the State educational agency has involved the 
        committee of practitioners established under section 1903(b) in 
        developing the State plan and monitoring implementation of the 
        State plan;
            ``(5) the State educational agency will inform local 
        educational agencies in the State of the local educational 
        agency's authority to transfer funds under title VI, to obtain 
        waivers under part D of title IX, and, if the State is an Ed-
        Flex Partnership State, to obtain waivers under the Education 
        Flexibility Partnership Act of 1999; and
            ``(6) the State educational agency will coordinate 
        activities funded under this part with other Federal activities 
        as appropriate.''; and
            (8) in subsection (k) (as redesignated by paragraph (5))--
                    (A) in the subsection heading, by striking 
                ``Bureau-Funded Schools'' and inserting ``Department of 
                the Interior-Funded Schools''; and
                    (B) in the matter preceding paragraph (1) of 
                subsection (k)--
                            (i) by striking ``operated or funded by 
                        BIA''; and
                            (ii) by inserting ``from the Department of 
                        the Interior'' after ``receiving funds''.

SEC. 1112. LOCAL EDUCATIONAL AGENCY PLANS.

    Section 1112 (20 U.S.C. 6312) is amended--
            (1) in subsection (a), by adding at the end the following:
            ``(3) State review and approval.--
                    ``(A) In general.--Each local educational agency 
                plan shall be filed according to a schedule established 
                by the State educational agency.
                    ``(B) Approval.--The State educational agency shall 
                approve a local educational agency's plan only if the 
                State educational agency determines that the local 
                educational agency's plan--
                            ``(i) enables schools served under this 
                        part to substantially help children served 
                        under this part meet the academic standards 
                        expected of all children as described in 
                        section 1111(b)(1); and
                            ``(ii) meets the requirements of this 
                        section.
                    ``(C) Review.--The State educational agency shall 
                review the local educational agency's plan to determine 
                if such agency's activities are in accordance with 
                sections 1118 and 1119.
            ``(4) Plan development and duration.--
                    ``(A) Consultation.--Each local educational agency 
                plan shall be developed in consultation with teachers, 
                principals, administrators (including administrators of 
                programs described in other parts of this title), and 
                other appropriate school personnel, and with parents of 
                children in schools served under this part.
                    ``(B) Program responsibility.--Each local 
                educational agency plan shall reflect the shared 
                responsibility of schools, teachers, and the local 
                educational agency in making decisions regarding 
                activities under sections 1114 and 1115.
                    ``(C) Duration.--Each local educational agency plan 
                shall be submitted for the first year for which this 
                part is in effect following the date of enactment of 
                the No Child Left Behind Act of 2007 and shall remain 
                in effect for the duration of the agency's 
                participation under this part.
                    ``(D) Review.--Each local educational agency shall 
                periodically review and, as necessary, revise its plan 
                to reflect changes in the local educational agency's 
                strategies and programs under this part.'';
            (2) in subsection (b)--
                    (A) in paragraph (1)--
                            (i) by striking subparagraphs (F), (I), 
                        (L), (M), (N), (O), and (P);
                            (ii) by redesignating subparagraphs (D), 
                        (E), (G), (H), (J), (K), and (Q), as 
                        subparagraphs (H), (I), (K), (L), (M), (O), and 
                        (P), respectively;
                            (iii) by inserting after subparagraph (C) 
                        the following:
                    ``(D) a description of how the local educational 
                agency will work in consultation with schools to 
                develop the school's plans and activities pursuant to 
                sections 1114 and 1115 so that each school can make 
                adequate yearly progress toward meeting the State 
                student academic achievement standards and a 
                description of the programs to be conducted by such 
                agency's schools under sections 1114 and 1115, and 
                where appropriate, educational services outside such 
                schools for children living in local institutions for 
                neglected or delinquent children, and for neglected and 
                delinquent children in community day school programs;
                    ``(E) a description of the actions the local 
                educational agency will take to assist schools 
                identified for academic alert, improvement, or 
                restructuring under section 1116 and how the local 
                educational agency will take into account the 
                experience of model programs for the educationally 
                disadvantaged, and the findings of relevant 
                scientifically based research indicating which programs 
                and services may be most effective in improving student 
                academic achievement;
                    ``(F) a description of the actions the local 
                educational agency will take to implement public school 
                choice and supplemental services, consistent with the 
                requirements of section 1116;
                    ``(G) a description of how the local educational 
                agency will meet the requirements of section 1119 
                regarding the qualifications of teachers and 
                paraprofessionals and of how the local educational 
                agency will ensure, through incentives for voluntary 
                transfers, recruitment programs, incentive pay, 
                performance- or merit-based pay systems, or other 
                effective strategies, that low-income students and 
                minority students are not taught at higher rates than 
                other students by unqualified, out-of-field, or 
                inexperienced teachers;'';
                            (iv) in subparagraph (I)(i) (as 
                        redesignated by clause (ii)), by striking 
                        ``Even Start,'';
                            (v) by inserting after subparagraph (I) (as 
                        redesignated by clause (ii)) the following:
                    ``(J) a description of the strategy the local 
                educational agency will use to implement effective 
                parental involvement under section 1118;'';
                            (vi) by inserting after subparagraph (M) 
                        (as redesignated by clause (ii)) the following:
                    ``(N) a description of the services the local 
                educational agency will provide homeless children, 
                including services provided with funds reserved under 
                section 1113(c)(3)(A);'';
                            (vii) in subparagraph (O) (as redesignated 
                        by clause (ii))--
                                    (I) by striking ``First,'' and 
                                inserting ``First'';
                                    (II) by striking ``or Even Start'';
                                    (III) by striking ``, or an agency 
                                operating an Even Start program''; and
                                    (IV) by adding ``and'' after the 
                                semicolon; and
                            (viii) in subparagraph (P) (as redesignated 
                        by clause (ii)), by striking ``support'' and 
                        all that follows through the period at the end 
                        and inserting ``support extended learning 
                        opportunities, including before and after 
                        school, summer school, and school-year 
                        extension programs.''; and
                    (B) in paragraph (2)(B)--
                            (i) by inserting ``academic alert,'' after 
                        ``schools for''; and
                            (ii) by striking ``or in need of corrective 
                        action or'' and inserting ``, or'';
            (3) in subsection (c)--
                    (A) in paragraph (1)--
                            (i) by striking subparagraphs (B), (C), 
                        (D), (F), (H), (I), (J), (L), (M), (N), and 
                        (O);
                            (ii) by redesignating subparagraphs (A), 
                        (G), and (K), as subparagraphs (C), (F), and 
                        (G);
                            (iii) by inserting before subparagraph (C) 
                        (as redesignated by clause (ii)) the following:
                    ``(A) assist each school served by the agency and 
                assisted under this part in developing or identifying 
                examples of high-quality, effective curricula 
                consistent with section 1111(c)(6);
                    ``(B) ensure that the results from the academic 
                assessments required under section 1111(b)(3) will be 
                provided to parents and teachers as soon as is 
                practicably possible after the test is taken, in an 
                understandable and uniform format and, to the extent 
                practicable, provided in a language that the parents 
                can understand;'';
                            (iv) by inserting after subparagraph (C) 
                        (as redesignated by clause (ii)) the following:
                    ``(D) inform eligible schools of the local 
                educational agency's authority to obtain waivers on the 
                school's behalf under title IX and, if the State is an 
                Ed-Flex Partnership State, to obtain waivers under the 
                Education Flexibility Partnership Act of 1999;'';
                            (v) in subparagraph (G) (as redesignated by 
                        clause (ii)), by inserting ``and'' after the 
                        semicolon; and
                            (vi) by inserting after subparagraph (G) 
                        (as redesignated by clause (ii)), the 
                        following:
                    ``(H) an assurance that the local educational 
                agency will participate, if selected, in the State 
                assessments of educational progress in 4th and 8th 
                grade reading and mathematics carried out under section 
                303 of the National Assessment of Educational Progress 
                Authorization Act.'';
                    (B) in paragraph (2), by striking ``subparagraph 
                (G)'' and inserting ``subparagraph (F)''; and
                    (C) by striking paragraph (3);
            (4) by striking subsections (d), (e), and (f);
            (5) by redesignating subsection (g) as subsection (e);
            (6) by inserting after subsection (c) the following:
    ``(d) Parents Right-to-Know.--
            ``(1) Qualifications.--At the beginning of each school 
        year, a local educational agency that receives funds under this 
        part shall notify the parents of each student attending any 
        school receiving funds under this part that the parents may 
        request, and the agency will provide the parents on request 
        (and in a timely manner), information regarding the 
        professional qualifications of the student's classroom 
        teachers, including, at a minimum, the following:
                    ``(A) Whether the teacher has met State 
                qualification and licensing criteria for the grade 
                levels and subject areas in which the teacher provides 
                instruction.
                    ``(B) Whether the teacher is teaching under 
                emergency or other provisional status through which 
                State qualification or licensing criteria have been 
                waived.
                    ``(C) The baccalaureate degree major of the teacher 
                and any other graduate certification or degree held by 
                the teacher, and the field of discipline of the 
                certification or degree.
                    ``(D) Whether the child is provided services by 
                paraprofessionals and, if so, their qualifications.
            ``(2) Additional information.--In addition to the 
        information that parents may request under paragraph (1), a 
        school that receives funds under this part shall provide to 
        each individual parent--
                    ``(A) information on the level of achievement of 
                the parent's child in each of the State academic 
                assessments as required under this part; and
                    ``(B) timely notice that the parent's child has 
                been assigned, or has been taught for 4 or more 
                consecutive weeks by, a teacher who is not highly 
                qualified.
            ``(3) Format.--The notice and information provided to 
        parents under this subsection shall be in an understandable and 
        uniform format and, to the extent practicable, provided in a 
        language that the parents can understand.''; and
            (7) in subsection (e), in the heading, by striking 
        ``Parental Notification'' and inserting ``Language 
        Instruction''.

SEC. 1113. SCHOOLWIDE PROGRAMS.

    Section 1114 (20 U.S.C. 6314) is amended--
            (1) in subsection (b)--
                    (A) in paragraph (1)--
                            (i) in subparagraph (B)(iii)(I)(cc), by 
                        striking ``vocational'' and inserting 
                        ``career'';
                            (ii) in subparagraph (C), by inserting 
                        ``and strategies to attract high-quality highly 
                        qualified teachers to high-need schools through 
                        incentive pay, performance- or merit-based pay 
                        systems, or other effective strategies to 
                        ensure that low-income students and minority 
                        students are not taught at higher rates than 
                        other students by unqualified, out-of-field, or 
                        inexperienced teachers'' after ``teachers'';
                            (iii) by striking subparagraph (E);
                            (iv) by redesignating subparagraphs (F), 
                        (G), (H), (I), and (J), as subparagraphs (E), 
                        (F), (G), (H), and (I), respectively;
                            (v) in subparagraph (F) (as redesignated by 
                        clause (iv)) by striking ``Even Start,''; and
                            (vi) in subparagraph (I) (as redesignated 
                        by clause (iv)) by striking ``vocational'' and 
                        inserting ``career''; and
                    (B) in paragraph (2)--
                            (i) in subparagraph (A), by striking 
                        ``2001'' and inserting ``2007''; and
                            (ii) in subparagraph (B)--
                                    (I) in clause (i)(II), by striking 
                                ``2001'' and inserting ``2007''; and
                                    (II) in clause (v), by striking 
                                ``Even Start,''; and
            (2) in subsection (c), by striking ``Even Start programs 
        or''.

SEC. 1114. TARGETED ASSISTANCE SCHOOLS.

    Section 1115 (20 U.S.C. 6315) is amended--
            (1) in subsection (b)(2)(B)--
                    (A) by striking ``, Even start,''; and
                    (B) by striking ``, Even Start,''; and
            (2) in subsection (c)(1)--
                    (A) in subparagraph (D), by striking ``Even 
                Start,'';
                    (B) in subparagraph (E), by inserting ``and include 
                strategies to attract high-quality highly qualified 
                teachers to high-need schools through incentive pay, 
                performance- or merit-based pay systems, or other 
                effective strategies to ensure that low-income students 
                and minority students are not taught at higher rates 
                than other students by unqualified, out-of-field, or 
                inexperienced teachers'' after ``teachers''; and
                    (C) in subparagraph (H), by striking ``vocational'' 
                and inserting ``career''.

SEC. 1115. ACADEMIC ASSESSMENT AND LOCAL EDUCATIONAL AGENCY AND SCHOOL 
              IMPROVEMENT.

    Section 1116 (20 U.S.C. 6316) is amended--
            (1) in subsection (a)(1)--
                    (A) in subparagraph (B)--
                            (i) by striking ``subject to'' and 
                        inserting ``identified for academic alert,'';
                            (ii) by striking ``corrective action,'';
                            (iii) by inserting ``academic alert,'' 
                        after ``additional schools for''; and
                            (iv) by striking ``improvement or in need 
                        of corrective action'' and inserting 
                        ``improvement,''; and
                    (B) in subparagraph (C), by striking ``, in an 
                instructionally useful manner,'';
            (2) by striking subsection (b) and inserting the following:
    ``(b) School Improvement.--
            ``(1) General requirements.--
                    ``(A) Identification.--Subject to subparagraph (C), 
                a local educational agency shall--
                            ``(i) identify for academic alert any 
                        elementary school or secondary school served 
                        under this part that for 1 year does not make 
                        adequate yearly progress as defined in the 
                        State's plan under section 1111(b)(2);
                            ``(ii) identify for school improvement any 
                        elementary school or secondary school served 
                        under this part that, for the 2nd, 3rd, or 4th 
                        consecutive year, does not to make adequate 
                        yearly progress as defined in the State's plan 
                        under section 1111(b)(2); and
                            ``(iii) identify for restructuring any 
                        elementary school or secondary school served 
                        under this part that, for the 5th consecutive 
                        year, does not make adequate yearly progress as 
                        defined in the State's plan under section 
                        1111(b)(2).
                    ``(B) Deadline.--The identification described in 
                subparagraph (A) shall take place before the beginning 
                of the school year following the school year in which 
                the school did not make adequate yearly progress.
                    ``(C) Application.--Subparagraph (A) shall not 
                apply to a school if almost every student in each group 
                specified in section 1111(b)(2)(C)(v) enrolled in such 
                school is meeting or exceeding the State's proficient 
                level of academic achievement.
                    ``(D) Public school choice and supplemental 
                educational services.--
                            ``(i) In general.--In the case of a school 
                        identified for school improvement or 
                        restructuring under this paragraph, the local 
                        educational agency shall, not later than the 
                        first day of the school year following such 
                        identification, provide all students enrolled 
                        in the school with the option--
                                    ``(I) to transfer to another public 
                                school served by the local educational 
                                agency, which may include a charter 
                                school that has not been identified for 
                                school improvement or restructuring 
                                under this paragraph; or
                                    ``(II) to receive supplemental 
                                educational services available 
                                consistent with subsection (d)(1).
                            ``(ii) Rule.--In providing students the 
                        option to transfer to another public school or 
                        to receive supplemental educational services, 
                        the local educational agency shall give 
                        priority to the lowest achieving children from 
                        low-income families, as determined by the local 
                        educational agency for purposes of allocating 
                        funds to schools under section 1113(c)(1).
                    ``(E) Transfer.--Students who use the option to 
                transfer under subparagraph (D) and paragraph (5)(B), 
                paragraph (8)(A)(iii), or subsection (c)(9)(C)(vii) 
                shall be enrolled in classes and other activities in 
                the public school to which the students transfer in the 
                same manner as all other children at the public school.
                    ``(F) Delay.--Notwithstanding any other provision 
                of this paragraph, a local educational agency may 
                delay, for a period not to exceed 1 year, advancing 
                identification to the next level of school improvement 
                or restructuring and their respective requirements 
                under paragraphs (5), (6), or (8), if the school makes 
                adequate yearly progress for 1 year or if the school's 
                not making adequate yearly progress is due to 
                exceptional or uncontrollable circumstances, such as a 
                natural disaster or a precipitous and unforeseen 
                decline in the financial resources of the local 
                educational agency or school. No such period shall be 
                taken into account in determining the number of 
                consecutive years of failure to make adequate yearly 
                progress.
                    ``(G) Duration.--If any school identified for 
                school improvement or restructuring makes adequate 
                yearly progress for 2 consecutive school years, then 
                the local educational agency shall no longer--
                            ``(i) subject the school to the 
                        requirements of school improvement or 
                        restructuring; or
                            ``(ii) identify the school for school 
                        improvement for the school year succeeding such 
                        second consecutive school year.
            ``(2) Opportunity to review and present evidence; time 
        limit.--
                    ``(A) Identification.--Before identifying a school 
                for academic alert or school improvement under 
                paragraph (1) or for restructuring under paragraphs (1) 
                or (8), the local educational agency shall provide the 
                school with an opportunity to review the school-level 
                data on which the proposed identification is based.
                    ``(B) Evidence.--If the principal of a school 
                proposed for academic alert or school improvement under 
                paragraph (1) or for restructuring under paragraphs (1) 
                or (8) believes, or a majority of the parents of the 
                students enrolled in such school believe, that the 
                proposed identification is in error for statistical or 
                other substantive reasons, the principal may provide 
                supporting evidence to the local educational agency, 
                which shall consider that evidence before making a 
                final determination.
                    ``(C) Final determination.--Not later than 30 days 
                after a local educational agency provides the school 
                with the opportunity to review such school-level data, 
                the local educational agency shall make public a final 
                determination on the status of the school with respect 
                to the identification for academic alert, school 
                improvement, or restructuring.
            ``(3) School improvement plan.--
                    ``(A) In general.--After the resolution of a review 
                under paragraph (2), each school identified under 
                paragraph (1) for academic alert shall, not later than 
                3 months after being so identified, develop or revise a 
                school improvement plan, in consultation with parents, 
                school staff, the local educational agency serving the 
                school, and outside experts, for approval by such local 
                educational agency. The school plan shall cover a 3-
                year period and shall be implemented not later than the 
                first day of the first school year following the 
                identification of the school for academic alert.
                    ``(B) Review.--
                            ``(i) In general.--In developing a plan 
                        under paragraph (A), a school shall, at a 
                        minimum, review each of the elements of the 
                        school's operations described in clause (ii) to 
                        identify any gaps and areas of improvement, and 
                        incorporate in the school's plan any changes to 
                        the school's program necessary to ensure that 
                        all students meet State levels of academic 
                        proficiency.
                            ``(ii) Elements reviewed.--The elements 
                        referred to in clause (i) are as follows:
                                    ``(I) Current and prior years' 
                                student achievement data for each group 
                                of students specified in section 
                                1111(b)(2)(C)(v).
                                    ``(II) For secondary schools, 
                                current and prior years' graduation 
                                rate data for each group of students 
                                specified in section 1111(b)(2)(C)(v).
                                    ``(III) Teacher qualifications and 
                                assignments, including a review of out-
                                of-field teaching (as defined in clause 
                                (iii)).
                                    ``(IV) Professional development 
                                offerings, including the alignment to 
                                State student academic achievement 
                                standards and State academic content 
                                standards, and whether the professional 
                                development focuses on students and 
                                subgroups in the school not making 
                                adequate yearly progress.
                                    ``(V) All instructional programs 
                                and materials and the degree of the 
                                alignment of the programs and materials 
                                to State academic content standards.
                                    ``(VI) Use of instructional time 
                                and time-on-learning.
                                    ``(VII) Evaluations of all school 
                                academic programs and the effectiveness 
                                of the programs in improving student 
                                academic achievement, especially for 
                                students not meeting the State's 
                                proficient levels of academic 
                                achievement.
                                    ``(VIII) Current allocation and 
                                budgeting of resources (including 
                                Federal, State, and local resources).
                                    ``(IX) Student and staff attendance 
                                rates.
                                    ``(X) Parental outreach efforts and 
                                rates of parental involvement.
                            ``(iii) Definition of out-of-field 
                        teaching.--For purposes of clause (ii)(III) the 
                        term `out-of-field teaching' means teaching an 
                        academic subject for which a teacher is not 
                        highly qualified.
                    ``(C) Elements of plan.--The school plan shall--
                            ``(i) incorporate changes to the school 
                        program identified as necessary after 
                        conducting the review under subparagraph (B);
                            ``(ii) establish specific annual, 
                        measurable goals for continuous and substantial 
                        progress by each group of students specified in 
                        section 1111(b)(2)(C)(v) and enrolled in the 
                        school that will ensure that all such groups of 
                        students will, in accordance with the 
                        definition of adequate yearly progress 
                        described in section 1111(b)(2), meet the 
                        State's proficient level of academic 
                        achievement on the State academic assessment 
                        described in section 1111(b)(3) not later than 
                        12 years after the end of the 2001-2002 school 
                        year;
                            ``(iii) specify the responsibilities of the 
                        school, the local educational agency, and the 
                        State educational agency serving the school 
                        under the plan, including the technical 
                        assistance to be provided by the local 
                        educational agency under paragraph (4) and the 
                        local educational agency's responsibilities 
                        under section 1120A;
                            ``(iv) incorporate strategies based on 
                        scientifically based research that will 
                        strengthen the core academic instructional 
                        program in the school and address the specific 
                        academic issues that caused the school to be 
                        identified for academic alert or school 
                        improvement, and may include a strategy for the 
                        implementation of a comprehensive school reform 
                        model;
                            ``(v) adopt policies and practices 
                        concerning the school's core academic 
                        instructional program that have the greatest 
                        likelihood of ensuring that all groups of 
                        students specified in section 1111(b)(2)(C)(v) 
                        and enrolled in the school will meet the 
                        State's proficient level of academic 
                        achievement on the State academic assessment 
                        described in section 1111(b)(3) not later than 
                        12 years after the end of the 2001-2002 school 
                        year for mathematics and reading or language 
                        arts, including expanding instructional time 
                        for students not meeting or not on track to 
                        meet the State's proficient level of academic 
                        achievement;
                            ``(vi) implement a curriculum that is 
                        aligned with the State's academic achievement 
                        standards and State academic content standards, 
                        and ensure that teachers and administrators 
                        receive professional development and 
                        instructional coaching in implementing such 
                        curriculum;
                            ``(vii) provide an assurance that the 
                        school will spend not less than 10 percent of 
                        the funds made available to the school under 
                        section 1113 for each fiscal year that the 
                        school is in school improvement status, for the 
                        purpose of providing to the school's teachers 
                        and principal high-quality professional 
                        development that--
                                    ``(I) directly addresses the 
                                academic achievement problem that 
                                caused the school to be identified for 
                                academic alert or school improvement;
                                    ``(II) meets the requirements for 
                                professional development activities 
                                under section 1119;
                                    ``(III) provides guidance and 
                                assistance in the use of benchmark 
                                assessments to inform classroom 
                                instruction;
                                    ``(IV) incorporates a teacher 
                                mentoring program; and
                                    ``(V) is provided in a manner that 
                                affords increased opportunity for 
                                participating in that professional 
                                development;
                            ``(viii) specify how the funds described in 
                        clause (vii) will be used to remove the school 
                        from academic alert or school improvement 
                        status;
                            ``(ix) describe how the school will provide 
                        written notice about the identification to 
                        parents of each student enrolled in such 
                        school, in a format and, to the extent 
                        practicable, in a language that the parents can 
                        understand;
                            ``(x) include strategies to promote 
                        effective parental involvement in the school; 
                        and
                            ``(xi) incorporate, as appropriate, 
                        activities before school, after school, during 
                        the summer, and during any extension of the 
                        school year.
                    ``(D) Conditional approval.--The local educational 
                agency may condition approval of a school plan under 
                this paragraph on--
                            ``(i) inclusion of one or more of the 
                        actions specified in paragraph (8)(C); or
                            ``(ii) feedback on the school improvement 
                        plan from parents and community leaders.
                    ``(E) Local educational agency approval.--The local 
                educational agency, within 45 days of receiving a 
                school plan, shall--
                            ``(i) establish a peer review process to 
                        assist with review of the school plan; and
                            ``(ii) promptly review the school plan, 
                        work with the school as necessary, and approve 
                        the school plan if the school plan meets the 
                        requirements of this paragraph.
            ``(4) Technical assistance.--
                    ``(A) In general.--For each school identified for 
                academic alert or school improvement under paragraph 
                (1), the local educational agency serving the school 
                shall ensure the provision of technical assistance as 
                the school develops and implements the school plan 
                under paragraph (3) throughout the school plan's 
                duration.
                    ``(B) Specific assistance.--Such technical 
                assistance--
                            ``(i) shall include assistance in analyzing 
                        data from the assessments required under 
                        section 1111(b)(3), and other examples of 
                        student work, to identify and address problems 
                        in instruction, and problems if any, in 
                        implementing the parental involvement 
                        requirements described in section 1118, the 
                        professional development requirements described 
                        in section 1119, and the responsibilities of 
                        the school and local educational agency under 
                        the school plan, and to identify and address 
                        solutions to such problems;
                            ``(ii) shall include assistance in 
                        identifying and implementing professional 
                        development, instructional strategies, and 
                        methods of instruction that are based on 
                        scientifically based research and that have 
                        proven effective in addressing the specific 
                        instructional issues that caused the school to 
                        be identified for academic alert or school 
                        improvement;
                            ``(iii) shall include assistance in 
                        analyzing and revising the school's budget so 
                        that the school's resources are more 
                        effectively allocated to the activities most 
                        likely to increase student academic achievement 
                        and to remove the school from school 
                        improvement status; and
                            ``(iv) may be provided--
                                    ``(I) by the local educational 
                                agency, through mechanisms authorized 
                                under section 1117; or
                                    ``(II) by the State educational 
                                agency, an institution of higher 
                                education (that is in full compliance 
                                with all the reporting provisions of 
                                title II of the Higher Education Act of 
                                1965), a private not-for-profit 
                                organization or for-profit 
                                organization, an educational service 
                                agency, or another entity with 
                                experience in helping schools improve 
                                academic achievement.
                    ``(C) Scientifically based research.--Technical 
                assistance provided under this section by a local 
                educational agency or an entity approved by that agency 
                shall be based on scientifically based research.
            ``(5) Identification for school improvement.--In the case 
        of any school served under this part that does not make 
        adequate yearly progress, as set out in the State's plan under 
        section 1111(b)(2), by the end of the 1st full school year 
        after identification for academic alert under paragraph (1), 
        the local educational agency serving such school shall--
                    ``(A) ensure that school implements its school 
                improvement plan in accordance with paragraph (3);
                    ``(B) provide all students enrolled in the school 
                with the option to transfer to another public school 
                served by the local educational agency in accordance 
                with paragraphs (1)(D) and (E);
                    ``(C) make supplemental educational services 
                available consistent with subsection (d)(1); and
                    ``(D) continue to provide technical assistance to 
                the school as described in paragraph (4).
            ``(6) Failure to make adequate yearly progress after 
        initial identification for school improvement.--In the case of 
        any school served under this part that does not make adequate 
        yearly progress, as set out in the State's plan under section 
        1111(b)(2), by the end of the 1st or 2nd full school year after 
        identification for school improvement under paragraph (1), the 
        local educational agency serving the school--
                    ``(A) shall ensure that the school reviews the 
                school's instructional program and activities in 
                accordance with paragraph (3)(B) and makes any 
                necessary changes to the its school improvement plan 
                under paragraph (3), and shall provide the school with 
                technical assistance in conducting such review and in 
                making such changes;
                    ``(B) shall ensure that the school continues to 
                implement its school improvement plan under paragraph 
                (3);
                    ``(C) shall continue to provide all students 
                enrolled in the school with the option to transfer to 
                another public school served by the local education 
                agency in accordance with paragraphs (1)(D) and (E);
                    ``(D) shall continue to provide supplemental 
                educational services consistent with subsection (d)(1);
                    ``(E) shall continue to provide technical 
                assistance as described in paragraph (4); and
                    ``(F) may require the school to undertake 1 or more 
                of the actions specified in paragraph (8)(C).
            ``(7) Notice to parents.--A local educational agency shall 
        promptly provide to a parent or parents of each student 
        enrolled in an elementary school or a secondary school 
        identified for academic alert or school improvement under 
        paragraph (1) or restructuring under paragraphs (1) and (8), in 
        an understandable and uniform format and, to the extent 
        practicable, in a language the parents can understand, and 
        through public means such as mailings to parents, postings on 
        the school webpage, open school meetings, and distribution to 
        public agencies--
                    ``(A) an explanation of what the identification 
                means, and how the school compares in terms of academic 
                achievement to other elementary schools or secondary 
                schools served by the local educational agency and the 
                State educational agency involved;
                    ``(B) the reasons for the identification;
                    ``(C) an explanation of what the school identified 
                for school improvement is doing to address the problem 
                of low achievement;
                    ``(D) an explanation of what the local educational 
                agency or State educational agency is doing to help the 
                school address the achievement problem;
                    ``(E) an explanation of how the parents can become 
                involved in addressing the academic issues that caused 
                the school to be identified for school improvement; and
                    ``(F) an explanation of the parents' option to 
                transfer their child to another public school under 
                paragraphs (1)(D) and (E), paragraph (5)(B), paragraph 
                (8)(A)(iii), and subsection (c)(9)(C)(vii) (with 
                transportation provided by the agency when required by 
                paragraph (9)) or to obtain supplemental educational 
                services for the child, in accordance with subsection 
                (d).
            ``(8) Restructuring.--
                    ``(A) Persistent and pervasive lack of academic 
                progress.--In the case of any school served under this 
                part that does not make adequate yearly progress, as 
                set out in the State's plan under section 1111(b)(2), 
                by the end of the 3rd full school year after 
                identification for school improvement under paragraph 
                (1) the local educational agency serving the school 
                shall--
                            ``(i)(I) identify the school for focused 
                        restructuring if the school has not made 
                        adequate yearly progress with respect to the 
                        achievement of 1 or more groups of students 
                        specified in section 1111(b)(2)(C)(v), but only 
                        if 1 or more of such groups comprise less than 
                        50 percent of all enrolled students at the 
                        school; and
                            ``(II) prepare a plan and make necessary 
                        arrangements to carry out subparagraph (C);
                            ``(ii)(I) identify the school for 
                        comprehensive restructuring if the school has 
                        not made adequate yearly progress with respect 
                        to the achievement of 1 or more groups of 
                        students specified in section 1111(b)(2)(C)(v), 
                        but only if 1 or more of such groups comprise 
                        50 percent or more of all enrolled students at 
                        the school; and
                            ``(II) prepare a plan and make necessary 
                        arrangements to carry out subparagraph (D);
                            ``(iii) continue to provide all students 
                        enrolled in the school with the option to 
                        transfer to another public school served by the 
                        local educational agency, in accordance with 
                        paragraph (1)(D) and (E);
                            ``(iv) continue to provide supplemental 
                        educational services, in accordance with 
                        subsection (d), to children who remain in the 
                        school; and
                            ``(v) prepare a plan and make necessary 
                        arrangements to carry out subparagraphs (C) or 
                        (D).
                    ``(B) Collective bargaining.--In preparing a plan 
                and making necessary arrangements to carry out 
                subparagraphs (C) and (D) a local educational agency 
                may renegotiate the limitations in the local 
                educational agency's collective bargaining agreement 
                related to--
                            ``(i) teacher transfer and assignment;
                            ``(ii) differential, incentive, merit-
                        based, or performance-based pay for teaching in 
                        high-poverty, low income schools; or
                            ``(iii) the expeditious dismissal of 
                        teachers who cannot demonstrate effectiveness 
                        in raising student achievement, or 
                        reconstitution of school staff,
                if the local educational agency determines that changes 
                to those limitations are appropriate to effectively 
                implement a restructuring plan.
                    ``(C) Focused restructuring.--Not later than the 
                beginning of the school year following the year in 
                which the local educational agency implements 
                subparagraph (A), the local educational agency, 
                consistent with State law--
                            ``(i) shall institute and fully implement, 
                        under the direct supervision of the local 
                        educational agency, a new academic curriculum, 
                        including providing intensive professional 
                        development for all staff and offering 
                        intensive academic catch-up programs and 
                        services for all students not meeting the 
                        State's proficient level of academic 
                        achievement, that is based on scientifically 
                        based research to raise the educational 
                        achievement of low-performing students and 
                        enable the school to make adequate yearly 
                        progress;
                            ``(ii) shall replace or reassign under-
                        performing staff;
                            ``(iii) shall, if determined necessary by 
                        the local educational agency, restructure the 
                        internal organization of the school and 
                        decrease management authority at the school 
                        level, to ensure that the academic needs of 
                        low-performing students are met to enable such 
                        students to meet the State's proficient level 
                        of academic achievement in reading or language 
                        arts and mathematics; and
                            ``(iv) may extend the school year or school 
                        day for the school.
                    ``(D) Comprehensive restructuring.--Not later than 
                the beginning of the school year following the year in 
                which the local educational agency implements 
                subparagraph (A), the local educational agency shall 
                implement 1 of the following alternative governance 
                arrangements for the school consistent with State law:
                            ``(i) Reopening the school as a public 
                        charter school.
                            ``(ii) Replacing all or most of the school 
                        staff (which may include the principal) who are 
                        relevant to the persistent and pervasive lack 
                        of academic progress.
                            ``(iii) Entering into a contract with an 
                        entity, such as a private management company, 
                        with a demonstrated record of effectiveness, to 
                        operate the public school.
                            ``(iv) Turning the operation of the school 
                        over to--
                                    ``(I) the State educational agency, 
                                if permitted under State law and agreed 
                                to by the State; or
                                    ``(II) the chief executive officer 
                                or authority of a State or local unit 
                                of government, such as a city mayor.
                            ``(v) Closing the school and making 
                        arrangements for students to enroll in another 
                        public school operated by the local educational 
                        agency that has not been identified for school 
                        improvement under paragraph (1) or 
                        restructuring under paragraphs (1) and (8).
                    ``(E) Prompt notice.--The local educational agency 
                shall--
                            ``(i) provide prompt notice to teachers and 
                        parents whenever subparagraphs (A), (C), or (D) 
                        apply; and
                            ``(ii) provide the teachers and parents 
                        with an adequate opportunity to--
                                    ``(I) comment before taking any 
                                action under those subparagraphs; and
                                    ``(II) participate in developing 
                                any plan under subparagraph (A)(v).
                    ``(F) Treatment of school after implementing 
                focused restructuring.--If after the end of the 2nd 
                school year of implementing a focused restructuring 
                plan under subparagraph (C) a school has not made 
                adequate yearly progress as defined in the State plan 
                under section 1111(b)(2), the local educational agency 
                shall identify the school for comprehensive 
                restructuring and implement 1 of the alternative 
                governance arrangements described in clauses (i) 
                through (iv) of subparagraph (D).
                    ``(G) Treatment of school after implementing 
                comprehensive restructuring.--After a local educational 
                agency implements 1 of the alternative governance 
                arrangements for a school described in clauses (i) 
                through (iv) of subparagraph (D)--
                            ``(i) such school shall cease to be treated 
                        as identified for academic alert or school 
                        improvement under paragraph (1) or 
                        restructuring under paragraphs (1) and (8); and
                            ``(ii) the determination of whether such 
                        school is subsequently so identified shall be 
                        made by taking into account only years 
                        subsequent to the year in which the alternative 
                        governance arrangement commences.
            ``(9) Transportation.--In any case described in paragraph 
        (1)(D) for schools described in paragraphs (1)(A), (5)(B), 
        (6)(C), and (8)(A)(iii), and subsection (c)(9)(C)(vii), the 
        local educational agency shall provide, or shall pay for the 
        provision of, transportation for the student to the public 
        school the student attends.
            ``(10) Funds for transportation and supplemental 
        educational services.--
                    ``(A) In general.--Unless a lesser amount is needed 
                to comply with paragraph (9) and to satisfy all 
                requests for supplemental educational services under 
                subsection (d), a local educational agency shall spend 
                an amount equal to 20 percent of the local educational 
                agency's allocation under subpart 2, of which the 
                agency shall spend--
                            ``(i) an amount equal to 5 percent of the 
                        local educational agency's allocation under 
                        subpart 2 to provide, or pay for, 
                        transportation under paragraph (9);
                            ``(ii) an amount equal to 5 percent of the 
                        local educational agency's allocation under 
                        subpart 2 to provide supplemental educational 
                        services under subsection (d); and
                            ``(iii) an amount equal to the remaining 10 
                        percent of the local educational agency's 
                        allocation under subpart 2 for transportation 
                        under paragraph (9) or supplemental educational 
                        services under subsection (d), as the agency 
                        determines.
                    ``(B) Total amount.--The amount described in 
                subparagraph (A)(ii) is the maximum amount the local 
                educational agency shall be required to spend under 
                this part on supplemental educational services 
                described in subsection (d).
                    ``(C) Parent outreach and assistance.--For any 
                fiscal year, a local educational agency may spend an 
                amount that is not greater than one-half of 1 percent 
                of the local educational agency's allocation under 
                subpart 2 on implementing the parent outreach and 
                assistance requirements of subsections (b)(6)(F) and 
                (d)(2), with such funds counting toward meeting the 
                requirements of subparagraph (A).
                    ``(D) Insufficient funds.--If the amount of funds 
                described in subparagraph (A)(ii) or (iii) and 
                available to provide services under this subsection is 
                insufficient to provide supplemental educational 
                services to each child whose parents request the 
                services, the local educational agency shall give 
                priority to providing the services to the lowest-
                achieving children.
                    ``(E) Prohibition.--A local educational agency 
                shall not, as a result of the application of this 
                paragraph, reduce by more than 15 percent the total 
                amount made available under section 1113(c) to a school 
                described in paragraph (8)(A) of subsection (b).
                    ``(F) Funding.--The funds described in subparagraph 
                (A) shall be made available for the year in which the 
                funding is set aside or otherwise allocated and shall, 
                notwithstanding section 1127(a), remain available until 
                such funds are expended (subject to section 421(b) of 
                the General Education Provisions Act) on supplemental 
                educational services under subsection (d), 
                transportation costs under paragraph (9), or parent 
                outreach and assistance under subparagraph (C), 
                unless--
                            ``(i) the local educational agency has 
                        provided the State educational agency with 
                        evidence satisfactory to the State educational 
                        agency that not less than 75 percent of the 
                        students eligible for supplemental educational 
                        services have received or affirmatively 
                        declined those services; or
                            ``(ii) the State educational agency 
                        approves a local educational agency request to 
                        spend a lesser amount based on a State review 
                        of the local educational agency's demonstrated 
                        success in--
                                    ``(I) making significant progress 
                                in meeting the requirements of clause 
                                (i);
                                    ``(II) partnering with community-
                                based organizations and other groups to 
                                help inform eligible students and their 
                                families of the availability of 
                                supplemental educational services;
                                    ``(III) ensuring that all eligible 
                                students are able to sign up for 
                                supplemental educational services 
                                throughout the course of the school 
                                year and the summer; and
                                    ``(IV) meeting the requirements of 
                                subsections (d)(2)(E) and (d)(2)(F).
            ``(11) Cooperative agreement.--In any case described in 
        paragraph (1)(D), (5)(B), (6)(C), or (8)(A)(iii), or subsection 
        (c)(9)(C)(vii), if all public schools served by the local 
        educational agency to which a child may transfer are identified 
        for school improvement or restructuring, then the local 
        educational agency shall, to the extent practicable, establish 
        a cooperative agreement with other local educational agencies 
        in the area for a transfer.
            ``(12) Special rule.--A local educational agency shall 
        permit a child who transferred to another school under this 
        subsection to remain in that school until the child has 
        completed the highest grade in that school. The obligation of 
        the local educational agency to provide, or to provide for, 
        transportation for the child ends at the end of a school year 
        if the local educational agency determines that the school from 
        which the child transferred is no longer identified for school 
        improvement or restructuring.
            ``(13) State educational agency responsibilities.--The 
        State educational agency shall--
                    ``(A) make technical assistance under section 1117 
                available to schools identified for academic alert, 
                school improvement, or restructuring under this 
                subsection consistent with section 1117(a)(2);
                    ``(B) if the State educational agency determines 
                that a local educational agency failed to carry out its 
                responsibilities under this subsection, take such 
                corrective actions as the State educational agency 
                determines to be appropriate and in compliance with 
                State law;
                    ``(C) ensure that academic assessment results under 
                this part are provided to schools before any 
                identification of a school may take place under this 
                subsection; and
                    ``(D) for local educational agencies or schools 
                identified for improvement under this subsection, 
                notify the Secretary of major factors brought to the 
                attention of the State educational agency under section 
                1111(c)(7) that have significantly affected student 
                academic achievement.'';
            (3) in subsection (c)--
                    (A) in paragraph (3), by striking ``2001, failed 
                to'' and inserting ``2007, does not'';
                    (B) by striking paragraph (4);
                    (C) by redesignating paragraphs (5), (6), (7), (9), 
                (10), and (11) as paragraphs (4), (5), (6), (7), (8), 
                and (9), respectively;
                    (D) in paragraph (4)(A) (as redesignated by 
                subparagraph (C)), by striking ``(10)'' and inserting 
                ``(8)'';
                    (E) in paragraph (6) (as redesignated by 
                subparagraph (C))--
                            (i) in subparagraph (A)--
                                    (I) by redesignating clauses (i) 
                                through (viii) as clauses (iii) through 
                                (xii), respectively;
                                    (II) by inserting before clause 
                                (iii) (as redesignated by subclause 
                                (I)), the following:
                            ``(i) describe the structural changes that 
                        the local educational agency will make, over 
                        time, in its organization and its operations to 
                        improve the educational performance of schools 
                        served by the local educational agency;
                            ``(ii) include an analysis of school 
                        districtwide achievement data, particularly of 
                        the school districtwide achievement data of 
                        students from low-income families, and include 
                        a description of how the local educational 
                        agency has used those data in structuring the 
                        local educational agency's improvement plan;''; 
                        and
                                    (III) in clause (v) (as 
                                redesignated by subclause (I)), by 
                                striking ``(b)(3)(A)(iii)'' and 
                                inserting ``(b)(3)(C)(vi)''; and
                            (ii) by adding at the end the following:
                    ``(C) Review.--
                            ``(i) In general.--In developing a local 
                        educational agency plan under subparagraph (A), 
                        the local educational agency shall, at a 
                        minimum, review each of the elements described 
                        in clause (ii) of the local educational 
                        agency's operations to identify any gaps and 
                        areas of improvement, and incorporate in the 
                        local educational agency's plan any changes to 
                        the local educational agency's program 
                        necessary to ensure that all students meet 
                        State levels of academic proficiency.
                            ``(ii) Elements reviewed.--The elements 
                        referred to in clause (i) are as follows:
                                    ``(I) Current and prior years' 
                                student achievement data for each group 
                                of students specified in section 
                                1111(b)(2)(C)(v).
                                    ``(II) Current and prior years' 
                                secondary school graduation rate data 
                                for each group of students specified in 
                                section 1111(b)(2)(C)(v).
                                    ``(III) Teacher qualifications and 
                                the school and classroom assignments of 
                                the teachers, including a review of 
                                out-of-field teaching (as defined in 
                                clause (iii)), disaggregated by high- 
                                and low-poverty schools.
                                    ``(IV) Incentives to reward 
                                effective teachers and to attract 
                                effective teachers to teach in low-
                                income schools and high-need subjects, 
                                such as differential, incentive, merit-
                                based, or performance-based pay 
                                systems.
                                    ``(V) All instructional programs 
                                and the degree of alignment of the 
                                programs to State academic content 
                                standards.
                                    ``(VI) Evaluations of all academic 
                                programs and the effectiveness of the 
                                programs in improving student academic 
                                achievement, especially for students 
                                not meeting the State's proficient 
                                level of academic achievement.
                                    ``(VII) Current allocation and 
                                budgeting of resources (including 
                                Federal, State, and local resources).
                                    ``(VIII) Student and staff 
                                attendance rates.
                                    ``(IX) Parental outreach efforts 
                                and rates of parental involvement.
                            ``(iii) Definition of out-of-field 
                        teaching.--For purposes of clause (ii)(III) the 
                        term `out-of-field teaching' means teaching an 
                        academic subject for which a teacher is not 
                        highly qualified.'';
                    (F) in paragraph (8) (as redesignated by 
                subparagraph (C))--
                            (i) in subparagraph (B)--
                                    (I) in the matter preceding clause 
                                (i), by striking ``(9)'' and inserting 
                                ``(7)''; and
                                    (II) in clause (ii), by striking 
                                ``second'' and inserting ``third''; and
                            (ii) in subparagraph (C)(vii)--
                                    (I) by striking ``Authorizing'' and 
                                inserting ``Consistent with State law, 
                                authorizing''; and
                                    (II) by striking ``(b)(1)(E) and 
                                (F)'' and inserting ``(b)(1)(D) and 
                                (E)'';
            (4) by striking subsection (d) and (f);
            (5) by redesignating subsections (e), (g), and (h) as 
        subsections (d), (e), and (f), respectively;
            (6) in subsection (d) (as redesignated by paragraph (5))--
                    (A) in paragraph (1), by striking ``(5), (7), or 
                (8)'' and inserting ``(1), (5), (6), or (8)'';
                    (B) in paragraph (2)--
                            (i) in subparagraph (C), by striking 
                        ``and'' after the semicolon;
                            (ii) in subparagraph (D), by striking the 
                        period and inserting a semicolon; and
                            (iii) by adding at the end the following:
                    ``(E) choose an approved provider, using a fair, 
                open, and objective process, to operate on site in the 
                school identified under paragraph (1), (5), (6), or (8) 
                of subsection (b) free of charge, or for a reasonable 
                fee, on the same basis and terms as are available to 
                other groups that seek access to the school building; 
                and
                    ``(F) provide approved providers with appropriate 
                logistical information, including information on the 
                procedures parents follow to obtain supplemental 
                educational services for their children.'';
                    (C) by redesignating paragraphs (7) through (12) as 
                paragraphs (8) through (13), respectively; and
                    (D) by inserting after paragraph (6) the following:
            ``(7) Amounts for special populations.--Notwithstanding 
        subparagraph (6), the amount that a local educational agency 
        shall make available for supplemental educational services for 
        students with disabilities, limited English proficient 
        students, and students in local educational agencies that are 
        eligible for assistance under section 6211 or 6221, may equal 
        200 percent of the amount determined in subparagraph (6)(A), 
        except that no student shall receive more than the actual costs 
        of the supplemental educational services received by the 
        student.'';
            (7) in subsection (e) (as redesignated by paragraph (5))--
                    (A) by striking ``Bureau of Indian Affairs'' each 
                place the term appears and inserting ``Department of 
                the Interior'';
                    (B) in the heading for paragraph (1), by striking 
                ``Bureau'' and inserting ``Department of the 
                interior'';
                    (C) in paragraph (2)--
                            (i) in the paragraph heading, by striking 
                        ``BIA'' and inserting ``Department of the 
                        interior''; and
                            (ii) by striking ``and (e)'' and inserting 
                        ``and (d)''; and
                    (D) by striking paragraph (4) and inserting the 
                following:
            ``(4) Restructuring for department of interior-funded 
        schools.--
                    ``(A) Contract and grant schools.--For a school 
                funded by the Department of the Interior which is 
                operated under a contract issued by the Secretary of 
                the Interior pursuant to the Indian Self-Determination 
                Act (25 U.S.C. 450 et seq.) or under a grant issued by 
                the Secretary of the Interior pursuant to the Tribally 
                Controlled Schools Act of 1988 (25 U.S.C. 2501 et 
                seq.), the school board of such school shall be 
                responsible for meeting the requirements of subsection 
                (b) relating to restructuring as described in 
                subsection (b)(8). Any action taken by such school 
                board under subsection (b)(8) shall take into account 
                the unique circumstances and structure of the 
                Department of the Interior-funded school system and the 
                laws governing that system.
                    ``(B) Department of the interior operated 
                schools.--For schools operated by the Department of the 
                Interior, the Department of the Interior shall be 
                responsible for meeting the requirements of subsection 
                (b) relating to restructuring as described in 
                subsection (b)(8). Any action taken by the Department 
                of the Interior under subsection (b)(8) shall take into 
                account the unique circumstances and structure of the 
                Department of the Interior-funded school system and the 
                laws governing that system.''; and
            (8) in subsection (f) (as redesignated by paragraph (5)) by 
        striking ``(b)(14)(D)'' and inserting ``(b)(13)(D)''.

SEC. 1116. SCHOOL SUPPORT AND RECOGNITION.

    Section 1117 (20 U.S.C. 6317) is amended--
            (1) in subsection (a)(2)(A)--
                    (A) by striking ``corrective action'' and inserting 
                ``restructuring''; and
                    (B) by striking ``paragraphs (7) and'' and 
                inserting ``paragraph''; and
            (2) in subsection (c)(1)(A), by striking ``1003(g)'' and 
        inserting ``1003(e)''.

SEC. 1117. PARENTAL INVOLVEMENT.

    Section 1118 (20 U.S.C. 6318) is amended--
            (1) in subsection (a)(2)(D), by striking ``Even Start 
        program,'';
            (2) in subsection (d)(1), by striking ``television 
        watching'' and inserting ``course selection in middle and high 
        school''; and
            (3) in subsection (e)--
                    (A) in paragraph (1), by inserting ``State and 
                local secondary school graduation requirements, 
                entrance requirements for postsecondary education,'' 
                after ``State and local academic assessments,''; and
                    (B) in paragraph (4), by striking ``Even Start,''.

SEC. 1118. QUALIFICATIONS FOR TEACHERS AND PARAPROFESSIONALS.

    (a) In General.--Section 1119 (20 U.S.C. 6319) is amended--
            (1) in subsection (a)--
                    (A) by striking paragraph (1) and inserting the 
                following:
            ``(1) Highly qualified teachers.--
                    ``(A) In general.--Except as provided in 
                subparagraph (B), each local educational agency 
                receiving assistance under this part shall ensure that 
                all teachers teaching in a program supported with funds 
                under this part are highly qualified.
                    ``(B) Teachers in rural areas.--
                            ``(i) Rural local educational agency.--In 
                        this subparagraph, the term `rural local 
                        educational agency' means a local educational 
                        agency described in section 6211(e) or 
                        6221(b)(1).
                            ``(ii) Newly hired teachers.--
                                    ``(I) In general.--The Secretary 
                                may waive the requirement of 
                                subparagraph (A) in the case of a 
                                teacher--
                                            ``(aa) who is first 
                                        employed by a rural local 
                                        educational agency after the 
                                        date of enactment of the `No 
                                        Child Left Behind Act of 2007';
                                            ``(bb) who is not highly 
                                        qualified; and
                                            ``(cc) who meets the 
                                        requirements of clause (iii).
                                    ``(II) Limitation.--The Secretary 
                                may waive the requirement of 
                                subparagraph (A) only during such 
                                teacher's first 3 years of employment 
                                as a teacher with the rural local 
                                educational agency.
                            ``(iii) Conditions.--The Secretary may 
                        waive the requirement of subparagraph (A) only 
                        if the teacher--
                                    ``(I) meets the requirement 
                                described in section 9101(23)(A);
                                    ``(II) in the case of a middle or 
                                secondary school teacher, holds at 
                                least a bachelor's degree and has 
                                demonstrated a high level of competency 
                                in not less than 1 of the academic 
                                subjects in which the teacher teaches 
                                by meeting a requirement under 
                                subclause (I) or (II) of section 
                                9101(23)(B)(ii);
                                    ``(III) receives high-quality 
                                professional development from the rural 
                                local educational agency that increases 
                                the teacher's content knowledge in the 
                                additional core academic subjects the 
                                teacher teaches; and
                                    ``(IV) participates in a mentoring 
                                or other program of intensive support 
                                provided by the rural local educational 
                                agency.
                            ``(iv) One process.--A State may establish 
                        one highly objective uniform State standard of 
                        evaluation process, as described under section 
                        9101(23)(C)(ii), for teachers who wish to 
                        demonstrate their subject matter competency 
                        under such process in multiple core academic 
                        subjects.'';
                    (B) in paragraph (2), by striking ``not later than 
                the end of the 2005-2006 school year'' both places such 
                phrase appears; and
                    (C) in paragraph (3), by striking ``not later than 
                the end of the 2005-2006 school year'';
            (2) in subsection (b), by striking ``beginning with the 
        2002-2003 school year,'' each place such phrase appears;
            (3) in subsection (c)--
                    (A) in the heading, by striking ``New''; and
                    (B) in paragraph (1), by striking ``hired after the 
                date of enactment of the No Child Left Behind Act of 
                2001 and'';
            (4) by striking subsection (d);
            (5) by redesignating subsections (e) through (l) as 
        subsections (d) through (k), respectively;
            (6) in subsection (d), as redesignated by paragraph (5), by 
        striking ``Subsections (c) and (d)'' and inserting ``Subsection 
        (c)'';
            (7) in subsection (e), as redesignated by paragraph (5), by 
        striking ``regardless of the paraprofessionals' hiring date,'';
            (8) in subsection (f)(3)(A), as redesignated by paragraph 
        (5), by striking ``section 1119'' and inserting ``this 
        section'';
            (9) in subsection (j), as redesignated by paragraph (5), by 
        striking ``subsection (l)'' and inserting ``subsection (k)''; 
        and
            (10) by striking subsection (k), as redesignated by 
        paragraph (5), and inserting the following:
    ``(k) Minimum Expenditures.--Each local educational agency that 
receives funds under this part shall use not less than 5 percent of the 
funds for each fiscal year, for professional development activities and 
teacher recruitment and retention activities, which may include 
differential, incentive, and merit- or performance-based pay, to ensure 
that low-income students and minority students are not taught at higher 
rates than other students by unqualified, out-of-field, or 
inexperienced teachers.''.
    (b) Teacher Development.--Part A of title II of the Higher 
Education Act of 1965 (20 U.S.C. 1021 et seq.) is amended by adding 
after section 208 the following:

``SEC. 208A. TEACHER DEVELOPMENT.

    ``(a) In General.--As a condition of receiving assistance under 
title IV, an institution of higher education that conducts a teacher 
preparation program that enrolls students receiving Federal assistance 
under this Act shall set annual quantifiable goals for--
            ``(1) increasing the number of prospective teachers trained 
        in teacher shortage areas designated by the Secretary, 
        including mathematics, science, special education, and 
        instruction of limited English proficient students; and
            ``(2) more closely linking the training provided by the 
        institution with the needs of schools and the instructional 
        decisions new teachers face in the classroom.
    ``(b) Assurances.--An institution of higher education described in 
subsection (a) shall provide an assurance to the Secretary that--
            ``(1) training provided to prospective teachers responds to 
        the identified needs of the local educational agencies or 
        States where graduates are likely to teach (based on past 
        hiring and recruitment trends);
            ``(2) prospective special education teachers receive 
        coursework in core content areas and receive training in 
        providing instruction in core content areas;
            ``(3) general education teachers receive training in 
        providing instruction to diverse populations, including 
        students with disabilities, limited English proficient 
        students, and students from low-income families; and
            ``(4) prospective teachers receive training on how to 
        effectively teach in urban and rural schools.
    ``(c) Public Reporting.--As part of the report card required under 
section 207(f), an institution of higher education described in this 
section shall publicly report whether the goals established under 
subsection (a) have been met.''.

SEC. 1119. GRANTS FOR THE OUTLYING AREAS AND THE SECRETARY OF THE 
              INTERIOR.

    Section 1121(b) (20 U.S.C. 6331(b)) is amended--
            (1) in paragraph (2)--
                    (A) by striking ``each appropriate outlying area'' 
                and inserting ``the Republic of Palau''; and
                    (B) by striking ``2001'' and inserting ``2007'';
            (2) in paragraph (3)(A), by striking ``and freely 
        associated States''; and
            (3) in paragraph (4), by striking ``States'' and inserting 
        ``states''.

SEC. 1120. ALLOCATIONS TO STATES.

    Section 1122(a) (20 U.S.C. 6332(a)) is amended, in the matter 
preceding paragraph (1), by striking ``fiscal years 2002-2007'' and 
inserting ``fiscal years 2008-2013''.

SEC. 1121. BASIC GRANTS TO LOCAL EDUCATIONAL AGENCIES.

    Section 1124 (20 U.S.C. 6333) is amended--
            (1) in subsection (a)(4)--
                    (A) in subparagraph (B), by striking ``less than'' 
                and all that follows through the period and inserting 
                ``less than 100.0 percent.''; and
                    (B) in subparagraph (C)--
                            (i) in clause (i), by inserting ``or'' 
                        after the semicolon;
                            (ii) by striking clause (ii); and
                            (iii) by redesignating clause (iii) as 
                        clause (ii); and
            (2) in subsection (c)(3)(A), by striking ``In fiscal year 
        2002 and each subsequent fiscal year,'' and inserting ``In each 
        fiscal year,''.

SEC. 1122. EDUCATION FINANCE INCENTIVE GRANT PROGRAM.

    Section 1125A (20 U.S.C. 6337) is amended--
            (1) in subsection (c), by redesignating subparagraphs (A) 
        and (B) as paragraphs (1) and (2), respectively, and indenting 
        appropriately; and
            (2) in subsection (f), by striking ``2002'' and inserting 
        ``2008''.

           PART B--STUDENT READING SKILLS IMPROVEMENT GRANTS

                        Subpart 1--Reading First

SEC. 1201. FORMULA GRANTS TO STATE EDUCATIONAL AGENCIES.

    Section 1202 (20 U.S.C. 6362) is amended--
            (1) in subsection (b)(1)(E), by striking ``, beginning with 
        fiscal year 2004,'';
            (2) by striking clause (ii) of subsection (c)(6)(B) and 
        inserting the following:
                            ``(ii) have the highest percentages of 
                        children who are eligible for free or reduced-
                        price lunch under the Richard B. Russell 
                        National School Lunch Act.'';
            (3) in subsection (c)(7)(B)--
                    (A) by striking clause (i); and
                    (B) by redesignating clauses (ii) and (iii) as 
                clauses (i) and (ii), respectively; and
            (4) in subsection (e)(2), by striking ``peer review panel'' 
        and inserting ``Committee''.

SEC. 1202. STATE FORMULA GRANT APPLICATIONS.

    Section 1203 (20 U.S.C. 6363) is amended--
            (1) in subsection (a)--
                    (A) by striking paragraph (2); and
                    (B) by striking ``Applications.--'' and all that 
                follows through ``A State'' and inserting 
                ``Applications.--A State'';
            (2) in subsection (b)--
                    (A) by striking paragraph (2);
                    (B) by redesignating paragraphs (3) and (4) as 
                paragraphs (2) and (3), respectively; and
                    (C) in paragraph (3) (as redesignated by 
                subparagraph (B))--
                            (i) by redesignating subparagraph (I) as 
                        subparagraph (J); and
                            (ii) by inserting after subparagraph (H) 
                        the following:
                    ``(I) How the State educational agency will collect 
                and report to the Secretary, for each school served by 
                a local educational agency receiving a subgrant under 
                section 1202, baseline data on the reading achievement 
                of students in grades 1 through 3 in the year prior to 
                the first year of the project.'';
            (3) in subsection (c)(2)--
                    (A) in the matter preceding clause (i) of 
                subparagraph (A)--
                            (i) in the first sentence, by striking 
                        ``panel to evaluate'' and inserting ``Reading 
                        First Advisory Committee (referred to in this 
                        subpart as `the Committee') to evaluate''; and
                            (ii) in the second sentence, by striking 
                        ``panel shall'' and inserting ``Committee 
                        shall'';
                    (B) by redesignating subparagraphs (B) and (C) as 
                subparagraphs (C) and (D), respectively;
                    (C) by inserting after subparagraph (A) the 
                following:
                    ``(B) Limitation.--The Committee shall not be 
                comprised of a majority of members selected by 1 
                individual or entity described in subparagraph (A).'';
                    (D) in subparagraph (C), as redesignated by 
                subparagraph (B), by striking ``The panel'' and 
                inserting ``The Committee'';
                    (E) in subparagraph (D), as redesignated by 
                subparagraph (B)--
                            (i) by striking ``The panel'' and inserting 
                        ``The Committee''; and
                            (ii) by inserting ``and shall provide the 
                        Secretary with feedback for State educational 
                        agencies whose applications are not approved'' 
                        before the period at the end;
                    (F) by adding at the end the following:
                    ``(E) Subcommittees.--
                            ``(i) In general.--At its sole discretion, 
                        the Committee may form 1 or more subcommittees, 
                        comprised of members of the Committee, to 
                        assist the Committee with the Committee's 
                        functions described in this paragraph.
                            ``(ii) Representation.--Each subcommittee 
                        formed by the Committee shall include not less 
                        than 1 member selected by each individual or 
                        entity described in subparagraph (A), and in no 
                        case shall be comprised of a majority of 
                        members selected by 1 such individual or 
                        entity. Members of the Committee may serve on 1 
                        or more subcommittees.
                            ``(iii) Committee review.--After a 
                        subcommittee makes recommendations regarding a 
                        grant application under this section, the 
                        Committee shall--
                                    ``(I) review the recommendations 
                                made by the subcommittee, including any 
                                feedback to be provided to the State 
                                educational agency regarding the 
                                application; and
                                    ``(II) following such review, make 
                                a final recommendation, including any 
                                feedback, to the Secretary in 
                                accordance with subparagraph (D).
                    ``(F) Governance.--The provisions of the Federal 
                Advisory Committee Act (5 U.S.C. App.) shall apply to 
                the activities of the Committee.
                    ``(G) Conflicts of interest.--
                            ``(i) In general.--The Secretary shall 
                        establish a process through which each 
                        individual selected to be a member of the 
                        Committee shall be screened for potential 
                        conflicts of interest before becoming a member.
                            ``(ii) Screening.--The screening process 
                        described in clause (i) shall--
                                    ``(I) be reviewed and approved by 
                                the Office of General Counsel of the 
                                Department;
                                    ``(II) include, at a minimum--
                                            ``(aa) a review of each 
                                        potential member's connection 
                                        to any State's program under 
                                        this subpart;
                                            ``(bb) each potential 
                                        member's potential financial 
                                        interest in any product that 
                                        might be purchased by a State 
                                        educational agency or local 
                                        educational agency in the 
                                        course of such agency's 
                                        implementation of a grant under 
                                        this subpart; and
                                            ``(cc) each potential 
                                        member's professional 
                                        connections to teaching 
                                        methodologies that might 
                                        require the use of specific 
                                        products; and
                                    ``(III) be designed to prevent, to 
                                the extent possible, bias or the 
                                appearance of bias in the Committee's 
                                performance of the Committee's 
                                responsibilities under this paragraph.
                    ``(H) Guidance.--
                            ``(i) In general.--The Secretary shall--
                                    ``(I) develop guidance for how the 
                                Committee and any subcommittees created 
                                in accordance with subparagraph (E) 
                                will--
                                            ``(aa) review applications 
                                        submitted under this section; 
                                        and
                                            ``(bb) provide feedback to 
                                        State educational agencies and 
                                        recommendations to the 
                                        Secretary; and
                                    ``(II) develop guidance for how the 
                                Secretary will review the 
                                recommendations of the Committee and 
                                any subcommittees and make final 
                                determinations of funding or 
                                disapproval of an application submitted 
                                under this section.
                            ``(ii) Requirements.--The guidance 
                        described in clause (i) shall, at a minimum--
                                    ``(I) create a transparent process 
                                through which the Committee and any 
                                subcommittees of the Committee provide 
                                clear, consistent, and publicly 
                                available documentation in support of 
                                all recommendations;
                                    ``(II) ensure that the Committee 
                                reviews any subcommittee feedback prior 
                                to that feedback being submitted to a 
                                State educational agency;
                                    ``(III) ensure that a State 
                                educational agency has the opportunity 
                                for direct interaction with the 
                                Committee and any subcommittees, as 
                                appropriate, when revising an 
                                application under this section as a 
                                result of feedback submitted by the 
                                Committee or a subcommittee;
                                    ``(IV) require that the Committee, 
                                any subcommittee, and the Secretary 
                                clearly and consistently document that 
                                all criteria described in subsection 
                                (b) are met before an application 
                                submitted under this section is 
                                approved; and
                                    ``(V) create a transparent process 
                                through which the Secretary clearly, 
                                consistently, and publicly documents 
                                the Secretary's decision to fund or 
                                disapprove each application submitted 
                                under this section and the reasons for 
                                such decision.''; and
            (4) by striking subsection (d)(4).

SEC. 1203. TARGETED ASSISTANCE GRANTS.

    Section 1204 (20 U.S.C. 6364) is amended--
            (1) in subsection (a), by striking ``Beginning with fiscal 
        year 2004, from'' and inserting ``From''; and
            (2) in subsection (c)(2)--
                    (A) in the first sentence, by striking ``peer 
                review panel'' and inserting ``Committee''; and
                    (B) in the second sentence, by striking ``panel 
                shall'' and inserting ``Committee shall''.

SEC. 1204. EXTERNAL EVALUATION.

    Section 1205 (20 U.S.C. 6365) is amended by adding at the end the 
following:
    ``(e) Limitation.--
            ``(1) In general.--The Secretary shall ensure that the 
        independent organization described in subsection (a) does not 
        hold a contract or subcontract to implement any aspect of a 
        program under this subpart.
            ``(2) Subcontractors.--The contract entered into under 
        subsection (a) shall prohibit the independent organization 
        conducting the evaluation from entering into a subcontract with 
        any entity that holds a contract or subcontract to implement 
        any aspect of a program under this subpart.''.

SEC. 1205. NATIONAL ACTIVITIES.

    Section 1206 (20 U.S.C. 6366) is amended--
            (1) in the matter preceding paragraph (1), by inserting 
        before ``From funds'' the following:
    ``(a) Technical Assistance and Evaluation.--''; and
            (2) by adding at the end the following:
    ``(b) Contracts for Technical Assistance.--
            ``(1) In general.--The Secretary may enter into contracts 
        with independent entities to perform the activities described 
        in subsection (a)(1).
            ``(2) Conflicts of interest.--
                    ``(A) In general.--If the Secretary enters into a 
                contract described in paragraph (1), the Secretary 
                shall--
                            ``(i) ensure that such contract requires 
                        the independent entity to screen for conflicts 
                        of interest through the screening process 
                        described in subparagraph (B) when hiring 
                        individuals to carry out the responsibilities 
                        under the contract; and
                            ``(ii) ensure that such contract requires 
                        the independent entity to include the 
                        requirement under clause (i) in any subcontract 
                        that such entity enters into to fulfill the 
                        responsibilities described in subsection 
                        (a)(1).
                    ``(B) Screening process.--The screening process 
                shall--
                            ``(i) include, at a minimum, a review of 
                        each individual performing duties under the 
                        contract or subcontract for--
                                    ``(I) any connection to a State's 
                                program under this subpart;
                                    ``(II) any potential financial 
                                interest in, or other connection to, 
                                products that might be purchased by a 
                                State educational agency or local 
                                educational agency in the course of 
                                such agency's implementation of a 
                                program or project under this subpart; 
                                and
                                    ``(III) any connection to a 
                                teaching methodology that might require 
                                the use of a specific product; and
                            ``(ii) be designed to prevent, to the 
                        extent possible, bias or the appearance of bias 
                        in the performance of the responsibilities 
                        under the contract or subcontract.
            ``(3) Information dissemination.--If the Secretary enters 
        into a contract under paragraph (1), or if a contracted entity 
        enters into a subcontract to carry out the responsibilities 
        under such contract, the contract or subcontract shall require 
        the contractor or subcontractor to clearly separate technical 
        assistance provided under such contract or subcontract from 
        information provided, or activities engaged in, as part of the 
        normal operations of the contractor or subcontractor. Efforts 
        to comply with this paragraph may include the creation of 
        separate web pages for the purpose of fulfilling a contract or 
        subcontract entered into under this subsection.''.

SEC. 1206. PROHIBITION OF FEDERAL GOVERNMENT INTERVENTION.

    Subpart 1 of part B of title I (20 U.S.C. 6361 et seq.) is further 
amended by inserting after section 1207 the following:

``SEC. 1207A. PROHIBITION OF FEDERAL GOVERNMENT INTERVENTION.

    ``(a) In General.--Nothing in this subpart shall be construed to 
alter or lessen the prohibitions under section 9527(b) or section 
103(b) of the Department of Education Organization Act.
    ``(b) Guidance.--
            ``(1) In general.--The Secretary shall develop guidance for 
        Department employees responsible for the implementation of this 
        subpart that will assist such employees in complying with the 
        prohibitions described in subsection (a).
            ``(2) Contents of guidance.--The guidance described in 
        paragraph (1) shall--
                    ``(A) emphasize the importance of consultation with 
                the Office of General Counsel of the Department on 
                issues related to such prohibitions; and
                    ``(B) stress that any information disseminated, or 
                technical assistance provided, in accordance with this 
                subpart, shall represent multiple perspectives and not 
                in any way endorse or appear to endorse any particular 
                product or service that might be purchased by a State 
                educational agency or local educational agency in the 
                course of such agency's implementation of a program 
                under this subpart.''.

                     Subpart 2--Early Reading First

SEC. 1221. EVALUATION.

    Section 1226 (20 U.S.C. 6376) is amended--
            (1) in subsection (a), by striking ``October 1, 2002, and 
        ending September 30, 2006,'' and inserting ``October 1, 2007, 
        and ending September 30, 2011,''; and
            (2) in subsection (b)--
                    (A) in paragraph (1), by striking ``2004'' and 
                inserting ``2009''; and
                    (B) in paragraph (2), by striking ``2006'' and 
                inserting ``2011''.

                      Subpart 3--Striving Readers

SEC. 1231. STRIVING READERS.

    Subpart 3 of part B of title I (20 U.S.C. 6381 et seq.) is amended 
to read as follows:

                     ``Subpart 3--Striving Readers

``SEC. 1231. PURPOSE; DEFINITIONS.

    ``(a) Purpose.--The purpose of this subpart is to raise the reading 
achievement of middle school and high school students in schools that 
are eligible for assistance under part A and that enroll significant 
numbers of students reading below grade level, by supporting the 
implementation and evaluation of new and existing comprehensive reading 
initiatives that improve the quality of literacy instruction across the 
curriculum and provide intensive literacy interventions to struggling 
adolescent readers.
    ``(b) Definitions.--In this subpart:
            ``(1) Eligible applicant.--The term `eligible applicant' 
        means any of the following:
                    ``(A) A local educational agency that--
                            ``(i) is eligible to receive funds under 
                        part A to carry out section 1113; and
                            ``(ii) serves an eligible school with 
                        students in 1 or more of grades 6 through 12.
                    ``(B) A partnership consisting of--
                            ``(i) a local educational agency described 
                        in subparagraph (A); and
                            ``(ii) 1 or more of the following entities:
                                    ``(I) Another local educational 
                                agency described in subparagraph (A).
                                    ``(II) A State educational agency.
                                    ``(III) An institution of higher 
                                education.
                                    ``(IV) A public or private 
                                organization with expertise in 
                                adolescent literacy or rigorous 
                                evaluation of education programs.
                    ``(C) A State educational agency, applying on 
                behalf of 1 or more local educational agencies 
                described in subparagraph (A), individually or jointly 
                with 1 or more of the following entities:
                            ``(i) An institution of higher education.
                            ``(ii) A public or private organization 
                        with expertise in adolescent literacy or 
                        rigorous evaluation of education programs.
            ``(2) Eligible school.--The term `eligible school' means a 
        school that is eligible for funds under section 1113.

``SEC. 1232. STRIVING READERS GRANTS.

    ``(a) Program Authorized.--
            ``(1) In general.--From amounts appropriated under this 
        subpart, the Secretary shall award grants, on a competitive 
        basis, to eligible applicants to carry out activities 
        consistent with the purpose of this subpart.
            ``(2) Duration.--A grant awarded under this subsection 
        shall be for a period of not more than 5 years.
    ``(b) Applications.--An eligible applicant that desires to receive 
a grant under this subpart shall submit an application to the Secretary 
at such time, in such manner, and including such information as the 
Secretary may reasonably require, including--
            ``(1) information on the eligible schools to be served by 
        the project, including--
                    ``(A) such demographic, socioeconomic, and reading 
                achievement data as the Secretary may request; and
                    ``(B) evidence that the schools proposed to be 
                served have significant numbers or percentages of 
                students reading below grade level;
            ``(2) a description of the instructional program that will 
        be used in the project, including information on how the 
        program reflects strong research-based evidence on adolescent 
        literacy instruction; and
            ``(3) a description of the activities that will be carried 
        out under the grant, including a description of the 
        professional development that will be provided to teachers, 
        administrators, and other personnel, and of how those 
        activities will support achievement of the purposes of the 
        grant.
    ``(c) Uses of Funds.--An eligible applicant receiving a grant under 
this subpart shall use grant funds received to--
            ``(1) provide middle- and high-school aged students who are 
        not less than 2 years below grade level in reading with 
        targeted interventions to improve the students' basic reading 
        skills, vocabulary, fluency, and reading comprehension using 
        research-based strategies;
            ``(2) implement school-level strategies to increase reading 
        achievement for students by improving the quality of literacy 
        instruction across the curriculum;
            ``(3) provide teachers with professional development on 
        scientifically based reading research for adolescent students 
        or on integrating comprehension and literacy skills in the 
        classroom across subject areas;
            ``(4) acquire, provide training for, and implement valid 
        and reliable reading assessments or other appropriate measures 
        that are based on scientifically based reading research to 
        determine whether students are developing and improving reading 
        skills;
            ``(5) provide professional development to teachers, 
        administrators, and other personnel, to support achievement of 
        the purposes of the project; and
            ``(6) design and implement a rigorous evaluation, including 
        random assignment of students, of the grantee's targeted 
        literacy interventions that will measure whether the 
        interventions were properly implemented and will track student 
        performance in reading and literacy as measured by regular 
        ongoing assessment as well as the results of the State academic 
        assessments of reading or language arts, as described in 
        section 1111(b)(3).
    ``(d) Fiscal Agent.--Each eligible applicant for a grant under this 
subpart shall identify, in the application, a participating local 
educational agency described in section 1231(b)(1)(A) or a State 
educational agency, that will serve as the fiscal agent for the grant.

``SEC. 1233. PARTICIPATION OF PRIVATE SCHOOL CHILDREN AND TEACHERS.

    ``In making grants under this subpart, the Secretary shall ensure, 
where appropriate, that provision is made for the equitable 
participation of students and teachers in private nonprofit elementary 
schools and secondary schools, including the participation of teachers 
and other personnel serving these students in professional development 
programs.

``SEC. 1234. EVALUATION AND TECHNICAL ASSISTANCE.

    ``The Secretary may use funds appropriated under this subpart to 
provide technical assistance to grantees and to conduct a program 
evaluation.

``SEC. 1235. PROGRAM PERFORMANCE AND ACCOUNTABILITY.

    ``Each eligible applicant receiving a grant under this subpart 
shall collect and report to the Secretary such information on the 
results of the grant as the Secretary may reasonably require, including 
information on--
            ``(1) the percentage of middle school and high school 
        students reading significantly below grade level who 
        demonstrate a gain in their reading achievement, at a minimum 
        of 1 grade level or its equivalent, after participating in a 
        targeted intervention under the grant over an academic school 
        year; and
            ``(2) the percentage of students in schools participating 
        in the program who score at or above the proficient level on 
        the State academic assessments of reading or language arts 
        described in section 1111(b)(3).''.

         Subpart 4--Improving Literacy Through School Libraries

SEC. 1241. IMPROVING LITERACY THROUGH SCHOOL LIBRARIES.

    Subpart 4 of part B of title I (20 U.S.C. 6383) is amended--
            (1) by redesignating section 1251 as section 1241; and
            (2) in section 1241(j)(1) (as redesignated by paragraph 
        (1)), by striking ``2001'' and inserting ``2007''.

                PART C--EDUCATION OF MIGRATORY CHILDREN

SEC. 1301. PROGRAM PURPOSE.

    Section 1301 (20 U.S.C. 6391) is amended to read as follows:

``SEC. 1301. PROGRAM PURPOSE.

    ``It is the purpose of this part to assist States in providing 
high-quality, comprehensive education programs (including instructional 
and supportive services, as appropriate) that address the special 
educational needs of migratory children that result from such 
children's migratory lifestyle, in order to--
            ``(1) help such children succeed in school and meet the 
        same challenging State academic content standards and student 
        academic achievement standards that all children are expected 
        to meet; and
            ``(2) prepare such children to make a successful transition 
        to postsecondary education or employment.''.

SEC. 1302. STATE ALLOCATIONS.

    Section 1303 (20 U.S.C. 6393) is amended--
            (1) by striking subsection (a) and inserting the following:
    ``(a) State Allocations.--
            ``(1) In general.--From the amounts made available for this 
        part for a fiscal year and subject to paragraph (2), each State 
        (other than the Commonwealth of Puerto Rico) shall be entitled 
        to receive an amount equal to the product of--
                    ``(A) the number of identified migratory children, 
                aged 3 through 21, residing in the State, as determined 
                in accordance with subsection (d); and
                    ``(B) 40 percent of the average per-pupil 
                expenditure in the State, except that the amount 
                determined under this subparagraph may not be less than 
                32 percent, nor more than 48 percent, of the average 
                per-pupil expenditure in the United States.
            ``(2) Hold harmless.--Notwithstanding paragraph (1), for 
        each of the fiscal years 2008 through 2010, each State shall be 
        allotted the greater of--
                    ``(A) the amount determined under paragraph (1) for 
                such State for the fiscal year; or
                    ``(B) an amount equal to 90 percent of the amount 
                the State received under this part for the previous 
                fiscal year.'';
            (2) in subsection (b)--
                    (A) by striking paragraphs (2) and (3);
                    (B) by striking ``Puerto Rico.--'' and all that 
                follows through ``For each'' and inserting ``Puerto 
                Rico.--For each''; and
                    (C) by redesignating subparagraphs (A) and (B) as 
                paragraphs (1) and (2), respectively, and indenting 
                appropriately;
            (3) in subsection (c)(2)(A), by striking ``required'' and 
        inserting ``needed''; and
            (4) by striking subsections (d) and (e) and inserting the 
        following:
    ``(d) Determining Numbers of Eligible Students.--In order to 
determine the estimated number of migratory children residing in each 
State for purposes of this section, the Secretary shall use the most 
recent information available that the Secretary finds most accurately 
reflects the actual number of migratory children.''.

SEC. 1303. STATE APPLICATIONS; SERVICES.

    Section 1304 (20 U.S.C. 6394) is amended--
            (1) in subsection (b)--
                    (A) in paragraph (1)(B), by striking ``migrant'' 
                and inserting ``migratory''; and
                    (B) in paragraph (5), by striking ``, the 
                requirements'' and all that follows through the 
                semicolon at the end and inserting ``and the 
                requirements of subsection (d);'';
            (2) in subsection (c)--
                    (A) in paragraph (6)(E), by striking ``and'' after 
                the semicolon;
                    (B) in paragraph (7)--
                            (i) by striking ``paragraphs (1)(A) and 
                        (2)(B)(i) of section 1303(a)'' and inserting 
                        ``section 1303(a)(1)(A)''; and
                            (ii) by striking the period and inserting 
                        ``; and''; and
                    (C) by adding at the end the following:
            ``(8) the State will require that each paraprofessional 
        hired to work in a program or project assisted under this part, 
        and supported with funds received under this part, meet the 
        requirements set forth under subsections (c), (e), and (f) of 
        section 1119, except that--
                    ``(A) if the paraprofessional was hired before the 
                date of enactment of the No Child Left Behind Act of 
                2007, such paraprofessional shall not be required to 
                meet the requirements set forth under section 1119(c) 
                of this Act until the end of the 4-year period 
                following such date of enactment; and
                    ``(B) if the paraprofessional is a paraprofessional 
                described in paragraph (1) or (2) of section 1119(d), 
                such paraprofessional shall not be required to meet the 
                requirements of section 1119(c).''; and
            (3) in subsection (d), by striking ``whose education has 
        been interrupted during the regular school year'' and inserting 
        ``who have moved within the past 12 months, on their own or 
        with their parent or guardian, in order to obtain, or return 
        from obtaining, temporary or seasonal employment in 
        agricultural or fishing work.''.

SEC. 1304. COMPREHENSIVE NEEDS ASSESSMENT.

    Section 1306 (20 U.S.C. 6396) is amended--
            (1) in subsection (a)(1), in the matter preceding 
        subparagraph (A), by inserting after ``migratory children'' the 
        following: ``that result from such children's migratory 
        lifestyle (including lack of educational continuity, missed 
        instruction, low school and social engagement, cultural and 
        language barriers, health-related problems, difficulties 
        parents face in helping such children with school, and limited 
        access to other educational and social services),''; and
            (2) in subsection (b)(2)--
                    (A) in the paragraph heading, by striking 
                ``Unaddressed'' and inserting ``Unmet'';
                    (B) by striking ``address'' and inserting ``meet'';
                    (C) by striking ``not addressed'' and inserting 
                ``not met''; and
                    (D) by striking ``addresses'' and inserting ``has 
                met''.

SEC. 1305. COORDINATION OF MIGRANT EDUCATION ACTIVITIES.

    Section 1308 (20 U.S.C. 6398) is amended--
            (1) in subsection (b)--
                    (A) in paragraph (2)--
                            (i) by striking subparagraph (B); and
                            (ii) by striking ``Information system.--'' 
                        and all that follows through ``The Secretary, 
                        in consultation'' and inserting ``Information 
                        system.--The Secretary, in consultation'';
                    (B) by redesignating clauses (i) through (iv) as 
                subparagraphs (A) through (D), respectively, and 
                indenting such subparagraphs appropriately; and
                    (C) by striking paragraph (4);
            (2) by striking subsection (c) and inserting the following:
    ``(c) Availability of Funds.--From the funds appropriated for any 
fiscal year to carry out this part, the Secretary may reserve not more 
than $12,500,000 to carry out this section for such fiscal year.'';
            (3) in subsection (d), by striking ``whose education is 
        interrupted'' and inserting ``described in section 1304(d)''; 
        and
            (4) by striking subsection (e).

SEC. 1306. EVALUATION AND STUDY.

    Part C of title I (20 U.S.C. 6391 et seq.) is amended by adding at 
the end the following:

``SEC. 1310. EVALUATION AND STUDY.

    ``(a) Program Evaluation.--
            ``(1) In general.--From funds appropriated to carry out 
        this part for fiscal years 2008 through 2013, the Secretary may 
        reserve a total of not more than $5,000,000 to carry out a 
        national evaluation of the program under this part, including 
        an examination of the success of State efforts to identify and 
        meet the unique educational needs of migratory children.
            ``(2) Institute of education sciences.--The Secretary shall 
        carry out the evaluation through the Institute of Education 
        Sciences.
    ``(b) Study.--
            ``(1) In general.--From the amounts described in paragraph 
        (2), the Secretary shall conduct a pilot study on the 
        feasibility of using the National Assessment of Educational 
        Progress under section 303 of the National Assessment of 
        Educational Progress Authorization Act for assessing and 
        reporting on the academic achievement of migratory children in 
        grades 4 and 8 in reading and mathematics
            ``(2) Funding source.--Notwithstanding section 305 of the 
        National Assessment of Educational Progress Authorization Act, 
        a portion of the funds appropriated under such section for the 
        2009 National Assessment of Educational Progress may be used by 
        the Secretary to carry out the pilot study.''.

PART D--PREVENTION AND INTERVENTION PROGRAMS FOR CHILDREN AND YOUTH WHO 
                 ARE NEGLECTED, DELINQUENT, OR AT-RISK

SEC. 1401. ALLOCATION OF FUNDS.

    Section 1412(b)(2) (20 U.S.C. 6432(b)(2)) is amended to read as 
follows:
            ``(2) Minimum percentage.--The percentage in paragraph 
        (1)(A) shall not be less than 85.0 percent for any fiscal 
        year.''.

SEC. 1402. CAREER EDUCATION.

    Part D of title I (20 U.S.C. 6421 et seq.) is amended--
            (1) in section 1414--
                    (A) in subsection (a)(2)(A), by striking 
                ``vocational'' and inserting ``career''; and
                    (B) in subsection (c)(8), by striking 
                ``vocational'' and inserting ``career'';
            (2) in section 1415(a)(1)(B), by striking ``vocational'' 
        and inserting ``career'';
            (3) in section 1418(a)(2), by striking ``vocational'' each 
        place the term appears and inserting ``career'';
            (4) in section 1423(9), by striking ``vocational'' and 
        inserting ``career'';
            (5) in section 1424(4), by striking ``vocational'' and 
        inserting ``career''; and
            (6) in section 1425(9), by striking ``vocational'' and 
        inserting ``career''.

                 PART E--NATIONAL ASSESSMENT OF TITLE I

SEC. 1501. EVALUATIONS.

    Section 1501 (20 U.S.C. 6491) is amended--
            (1) in subsection (a)--
                    (A) in paragraph (2)--
                            (i) in subparagraph (C)--
                                    (I) by striking clause (i); and
                                    (II) by redesignating clauses (ii) 
                                and (iii) as clauses (i) and (ii), 
                                respectively;
                            (ii) in subparagraph (E)--
                                    (I) by striking clause (ii);
                                    (II) by redesignating clauses 
                                (iii), (iv), and (v), as clauses (ii), 
                                (iii), and (iv), respectively;
                                    (III) in clause (iii), as 
                                redesignated by subclause (II), by 
                                striking ``, including the impact of 
                                the technical assistance on such 
                                achievement''; and
                                    (IV) in clause (iv), as 
                                redesignated by subclause (II), by 
                                striking ``not later than the end of 
                                the 2005-2006 school year'';
                            (iii) by striking subparagraphs (G) and 
                        (H);
                            (iv) by redesignating subparagraphs (I) 
                        through (O) as subparagraphs (G) through (M), 
                        respectively; and
                            (v) in subparagraph (G)(iii), as 
                        redesignated by clause (iv), by striking 
                        ``provisions, the'' and all that follows 
                        through the period and inserting ``provisions, 
                        and the implementation of these provisions.'';
                    (B) in paragraph (3), by striking ``section 411 of 
                the National Education Statistics Act of 1994'' and 
                inserting ``the National Assessment of Educational 
                Progress Authorization Act'';
                    (C) by striking paragraph (5);
                    (D) by redesignating paragraph (6) as paragraph 
                (5); and
                    (E) in paragraph (5), as redesignated by 
                subparagraph (D)--
                            (i) in subparagraph (A)--
                                    (I) by striking ``No Child Left 
                                Behind Act of 2001'' and inserting 
                                ``[short title]''; and
                                    (II) by striking ``the Workforce'' 
                                and inserting ``Labor''; and
                            (ii) in subparagraph (B)--
                                    (I) by striking ``No Child Left 
                                Behind Act of 2001'' and inserting 
                                ``[short title]''; and
                                    (II) by striking ``the Workforce'' 
                                and inserting ``Labor'';
            (2) in subsection (c)--
                    (A) in paragraph (2)--
                            (i) by striking subparagraph (D); and
                            (ii) by redesignating subparagraphs (E) and 
                        (F) as subparagraphs (D) and (E), respectively; 
                        and
                    (B) in paragraph (3)(C), by striking ``including'' 
                and all that follows through the period and inserting 
                ``including schoolwide and targeted services.''; and
            (3) in subsection (d)(3)(B)--
                    (A) in clause (i), by striking ``subsection 
                (a)(6)(B)'' and inserting ``subsection (a)(5)(B)''; and
                    (B) in clause (iii), by striking ``subsection 
                (a)(6)(B)'' and inserting ``subsection (a)(5)(B)''.

SEC. 1502. ASSESSMENT EVALUATION.

    Section 1503 (20 U.S.C. 6493) is amended--
            (1) in subsection (b), by striking ``The Assistant 
        Secretary of Educational Research and Improvement'' and 
        inserting ``The Director of the Institute of Education 
        Sciences'';
            (2) in subsection (c)(3), by striking ``the Workforce'' and 
        inserting ``Labor''; and
            (3) in subsection (e), by striking ``the Workforce'' and 
        inserting ``Labor''.

SEC. 1503. CLOSE UP FELLOWSHIP PROGRAM.

    Part E of title I (20 U.S.C. 6491) is amended by striking section 
1504.

                            PART F--MATH NOW

SEC. 1601. MATH NOW.

    Part F of title I (20 U.S.C. 6511 et seq.) is amended to read as 
follows:

                           ``PART F--MATH NOW

``SEC. 1601. PURPOSES; DEFINITION.

    ``(a) Purposes.--The purposes of this subpart are--
            ``(1) to enable all elementary and middle school students 
        to reach or exceed grade-level student academic achievement 
        standards in mathematics; and
            ``(2) to prepare such students to enroll in and pass 
        algebra courses by--
                    ``(A) improving instruction in mathematics for 
                students in kindergarten through grade 9 through the 
                implementation of mathematics programs and the support 
                of comprehensive mathematics initiatives that are based 
                on scientifically valid research and reflect a 
                demonstrated record of effectiveness; and
                    ``(B) providing targeted help to low-income 
                students who are struggling with mathematics and whose 
                mathematics achievement is significantly below grade 
                level.
    ``(b) Definitions.--In this part:
            ``(1) Eligible local educational agency.--The term 
        `eligible local educational agency' means a local educational 
        agency serving not less than 1 elementary or middle school--
                    ``(A) with a significant number or percentage of 
                students whose mathematics skills are below grade 
                level; or
                    ``(B) that did not make adequate yearly progress in 
                mathematics, as determined under section 1111(b)(2) for 
                the most recent school year for which such information 
                is available.
            ``(2) Scientifically valid research.--The term 
        `scientifically valid research' has the meaning given that term 
        in section 102 of the Education Sciences Reform Act of 2002.

``SEC. 1602. GRANTS AND SUBGRANTS.

    ``(a) Program Authorized.--
            ``(1) In general.--From the amounts appropriated under 
        section 1002(f) for a fiscal year, the Secretary is authorized 
        to award grants, on a competitive basis, to State educational 
        agencies to enable the State educational agencies to award 
        subgrants to eligible local educational agencies to carry out 
        the activities described in subsection (c).
            ``(2) Duration of grant.--A grant awarded under this 
        section shall be for a period of not more than 5 years.
            ``(3) Priority.--In awarding grants under this section, the 
        Secretary shall give priority to applications for projects that 
        will implement statewide strategies for improving mathematics 
        instruction and raising the mathematics achievement of 
        students, particularly students in grades 4 through 9.
    ``(b) State Uses of Funds.--
            ``(1) In general.--Each State educational agency that 
        receives a grant under this section for a fiscal year--
                    ``(A) shall use not more than a total of 10 percent 
                of the grant funds to carry out the activities 
                described in paragraphs (2) and (3) for the fiscal 
                year; and
                    ``(B) shall use not less than 90 percent of the 
                grant funds to award subgrants, on a competitive basis, 
                to eligible local educational agencies within the State 
                to enable the eligible local educational agencies to 
                carry out the activities described in subsection (c) 
                for the fiscal year.
            ``(2) Mandatory uses of funds.--A State educational agency 
        shall use the grant funds made available under paragraph (1)(A) 
        to carry out each of the following activities:
                    ``(A) Planning and administration.--Planning and 
                administration of the grant and subgrant programs, 
                including--
                            ``(i) evaluating applications from eligible 
                        local educational agencies using peer review 
                        teams described in subsection (d)(1)(D);
                            ``(ii) administering the distribution of 
                        subgrants to eligible local educational 
                        agencies; and
                            ``(iii) assessing and evaluating, on a 
                        regular basis, eligible local educational 
                        agency activities assisted under this section, 
                        with respect to whether the activities have 
                        been effective in increasing the number of 
                        students--
                                    ``(I) making progress toward 
                                meeting the student academic 
                                achievement standards in mathematics 
                                for the students' grade level; and
                                    ``(II) meeting or exceeding the 
                                proficient level for the students' 
                                appropriate grade level on the State 
                                academic assessments in mathematics 
                                described in section 1111(b)(3).
                    ``(B) Reporting.--Annually reporting to the 
                Secretary with information on the implementation of 
                this section, as described in subsection (g).
            ``(3) Permissive use of funds; technical assistance.--
                    ``(A) In general.--A State educational agency may 
                use the grant funds made available under paragraph 
                (1)(A) for 1 or both of the following technical 
                assistance activities that assist an eligible local 
                educational agency in accomplishing the tasks required 
                to design and implement a project under this section:
                            ``(i) Assistance in implementing a 
                        mathematics program or comprehensive 
                        mathematics initiative that is based on 
                        scientifically valid research and reflects a 
                        demonstrated record of effectiveness.
                            ``(ii) Assistance in evaluating and 
                        selecting diagnostic and classroom-based 
                        instructional mathematics assessments.
                    ``(B) Guidance.--The technical assistance described 
                in subparagraph (A) shall be guided by--
                            ``(i) researchers with expertise in the 
                        pedagogy of mathematics;
                            ``(ii) mathematicians; and
                            ``(iii) mathematics educators from high-
                        risk, high-achievement schools.
    ``(c) Local Uses of Funds.--
            ``(1) Mandatory uses of funds.--Each eligible local 
        educational agency receiving a subgrant under this section 
        shall use the subgrant funds to carry out each of the following 
        activities:
                    ``(A) Implementation of program or initiative.--
                Implementing a mathematics program or comprehensive 
                mathematics initiative--
                            ``(i) for students in the grades of a 
                        participating school that were identified in 
                        the application submitted under subsection 
                        (d)(2)(B); and
                            ``(ii) that is research-based and reflects 
                        a demonstrated record of effectiveness.
                    ``(B) Professional development.--Providing 
                professional development and instructional leadership 
                activities for teachers and, if appropriate, for 
                administrators and other school staff, on the 
                implementation of comprehensive mathematics initiatives 
                designed--
                            ``(i) to improve the achievement of 
                        students performing significantly below grade 
                        level;
                            ``(ii) to improve the mathematical content 
                        knowledge of the teachers, administrators, and 
                        other school staff;
                            ``(iii) to increase the use of effective 
                        instructional practices; and
                            ``(iv) to monitor student progress.
                    ``(C) Progress monitoring.--Conducting continuous 
                progress monitoring, which may include the adoption and 
                use of assessments that--
                            ``(i) measure student progress and identify 
                        areas in which students need help in learning 
                        mathematics; and
                            ``(ii) reflect mathematics content that is 
                        consistent with the State student academic 
                        achievement standards in mathematics described 
                        in section 1111(b)(1).
            ``(2) Permissive uses of funds.--An eligible local 
        educational agency may use subgrant funds under this section 
        to--
                    ``(A) adopt and use mathematics instructional 
                materials and assessments;
                    ``(B) implement classroom-based mathematics 
                assessments, including diagnostic or formative 
                assessments;
                    ``(C) provide remedial mathematics coursework and 
                interventions for students, which may be provided 
                before or after school;
                    ``(D) provide small groups with individualized 
                instruction in mathematics;
                    ``(E) conduct activities designed to improve the 
                content knowledge and expertise of teachers, such as 
                the use of a mathematics coach, enrichment activities, 
                or interdisciplinary methods of mathematics 
                instruction; or
                    ``(F) collect and report performance data.
    ``(d) Applications.--
            ``(1) State educational agency.--Each State educational 
        agency desiring a grant under this section shall submit an 
        application to the Secretary at such time and in such manner as 
        the Secretary may require. Each application shall include--
                    ``(A) an assurance that the core mathematics 
                instructional programs, supplemental instructional 
                materials, and intervention programs used by the 
                eligible local educational agencies receiving subgrants 
                under this section will--
                            ``(i) be based on scientifically valid 
                        research;
                            ``(ii) reflect a demonstrated record of 
                        effectiveness; and
                            ``(iii) be aligned with State student 
                        academic achievement standards;
                    ``(B) an assurance that all eligible local 
                educational agencies receiving subgrants will meet the 
                requirements described in paragraph (2);
                    ``(C) an assurance that local applications will be 
                evaluated using a peer review process;
                    ``(D) a description of the qualifications of the 
                peer review teams, which shall consist of--
                            ``(i) researchers with expertise in the 
                        pedagogy of mathematics;
                            ``(ii) mathematicians; and
                            ``(iii) mathematics educators serving high-
                        risk, high-achievement schools and eligible 
                        local educational agencies; and
                    ``(E) an assurance that the State will establish a 
                process to safeguard against conflicts of interest, 
                consistent with section 1603(b), for individuals 
                providing technical assistance on behalf of the State 
                educational agency under this part or participating in 
                the State peer review process described in subparagraph 
                (C).
            ``(2) Eligible local educational agency.--Each eligible 
        local educational agency desiring a subgrant under this section 
        shall submit an application to the State educational agency at 
        such time and in such manner as the State educational agency 
        may require. Each application shall include--
                    ``(A) an assurance that the eligible local 
                educational agency will provide assistance to 1 or more 
                schools that are--
                            ``(i) served by the eligible local 
                        educational agency; and
                            ``(ii) described in section 1601(b);
                    ``(B) a description of each of the grades 
                kindergarten through grade 9, and of the schools, that 
                will be served;
                    ``(C) information, on an aggregate basis, on each 
                school to be served by the project, including such 
                demographic, socioeconomic, and mathematics achievement 
                data as the State educational agency may request;
                    ``(D) a description of the core mathematics 
                instructional program, supplemental instructional 
                materials, and intervention programs or strategies that 
                will be used for the project, including an assurance 
                that the programs, materials, or strategies--
                            ``(i) are based on scientifically valid 
                        research;
                            ``(ii) reflect a demonstrated record of 
                        effectiveness; and
                            ``(iii) are aligned with State student 
                        academic achievement standards;
                    ``(E) a description of the activities that will be 
                carried out under the subgrant, including--
                            ``(i) a description of the professional 
                        development that will be provided to teachers, 
                        and, if appropriate, administrators and other 
                        school staff; and
                            ``(ii) a description of how the activities 
                        will support the achievement of the purposes of 
                        this part;
                    ``(F) an assurance that the eligible local 
                educational agency will report to the State educational 
                agency all data on student academic achievement that is 
                necessary for the State educational agency's report 
                under subsection (g); and
                    ``(G) any other information the State educational 
                agency may reasonably require.
    ``(e) Matching Requirements.--
            ``(1) State educational agency.--For each fiscal year of a 
        grant under this section, the State educational agency that 
        receives the grant shall provide, from non-Federal sources, an 
        amount equal to 50 percent of the amount of the grant, in cash 
        or in-kind, to carry out the activities supported by the grant.
            ``(2) Waiver.--The Secretary may waive all or a portion of 
        the matching requirement described in paragraph (1) for any 
        fiscal year, if the Secretary determines that--
                    ``(A) the application of the matching requirement 
                will result in serious hardship for the State 
                educational agency; or
                    ``(B) providing a waiver best serves the purpose of 
                the projects assisted under this section.
    ``(f) Supplement Not Supplant.--Grant funds provided under this 
part shall be used to supplement, not supplant, other Federal and State 
funds available to carry out the activities described in subsection 
(c).
    ``(g) Program Performance and Accountability.--
            ``(1) Information.--Each State educational agency receiving 
        a grant under this section shall collect and report to the 
        Secretary annually such information on the results of the grant 
        as the Secretary may reasonably require, including information 
        on--
                    ``(A) mathematics achievement data that show the 
                progress of students participating in projects under 
                this section (including, to the extent practicable, 
                comparable data from students not participating in such 
                projects), based primarily on the results of State, 
                school district-wide, or classroom-based assessments, 
                including--
                            ``(i) specific identification of those 
                        schools and eligible local educational agencies 
                        that report the largest gains in mathematics 
                        achievement; and
                            ``(ii) evidence of whether the State 
                        educational agency and eligible local 
                        educational agencies within the State have--
                                    ``(I) significantly increased the 
                                number of such students achieving at or 
                                above grade level in mathematics;
                                    ``(II) significantly increased the 
                                percentages of such students, 
                                disaggregated by the subgroups 
                                described in section 
                                1111(b)(2)(C)(v)(II), who are achieving 
                                at or above grade level in mathematics;
                                    ``(III) significantly increased the 
                                number of such students making 
                                significant progress toward meeting the 
                                State student academic achievement 
                                standards in mathematics for the 
                                appropriate grade level; and
                                    ``(IV) successfully implemented 
                                this section;
                    ``(B) the percentage of students in the schools 
                served by each eligible local educational agency 
                receiving a subgrant under this section who enroll in 
                algebra courses and the percentage of such students who 
                pass algebra courses; and
                    ``(C) the progress made in increasing the quality 
                and accessibility of professional development and 
                leadership activities in mathematics, especially 
                activities resulting in greater content knowledge and 
                expertise of teachers, administrators, and other school 
                staff, except that the Secretary shall not require such 
                information until after the third year of a grant 
                awarded under this section.
            ``(2) Reporting and disaggregation.--The information 
        required under paragraph (1) shall be--
                    ``(A) reported in a manner that allows for a 
                comparison of aggregated score differentials of student 
                academic achievement before (to the extent feasible) 
                and after the implementation of the project assisted 
                under this section; and
                    ``(B) disaggregated in the same manner as 
                information is disaggregated under section 
                1111(h)(1)(C)(i).
            ``(3) Privacy protection.--The data in the report shall be 
        reported in a manner that--
                    ``(A) protects the privacy of individuals; and
                    ``(B) complies with the requirements of the Family 
                Educational Rights and Privacy Act of 1974 (20 U.S.C. 
                1232g).
    ``(h) Evaluation and Technical Assistance.--
            ``(1) Evaluation.--
                    ``(A) In general.--From the amounts reserved under 
                paragraph (3), the Secretary shall--
                            ``(i) conduct an annual independent 
                        evaluation, by grant or by contract, of the 
                        program assisted under this section, which 
                        shall include an assessment of the impact of 
                        the program on student academic achievement and 
                        teacher performance; and
                            ``(ii) shall annually submit to the 
                        authorizing committees a report on the results 
                        of the evaluation.
            ``(2) Technical assistance.--The Secretary may use funds 
        made available under paragraph (3) to provide technical 
        assistance to prospective applicants for grants or subgrants 
        under this section and to eligible local educational agencies 
        receiving subgrants.
            ``(3) Reservation of funds.--The Secretary may reserve not 
        more than 2.5 percent of funds appropriated under section 
        1002(f) for a fiscal year to carry out this subsection.

``SEC. 1603. PROHIBITIONS.

    ``(a) In General.--In implementing this part, the Secretary shall 
not--
            ``(1) endorse, approve, or sanction any mathematics 
        curriculum designed for use in any school; or
            ``(2) engage in oversight, technical assistance, or 
        activities that will require the adoption of a specific 
        mathematics program or instructional materials by a State, 
        local educational agency, or school.
    ``(b) Conflict of Interest.--Any Federal employee, contractor, or 
subcontractor involved in the administration, implementation, or 
provision of oversight or technical assistance duties or activities 
under this part shall fully comply with all applicable Federal 
statutes, regulations, Executive orders, and Department of Education 
policies relating to ethical behavior (including provisions relating to 
conflicts of interest and to impropriety and the appearance of 
impropriety), including--
            ``(1) titles 5 and 18, United States Code;
            ``(2) the Ethics in Government Act of 1978 (5 U.S.C. App.);
            ``(3) part 2635 of title 5, Code of Federal Regulations 
        (regarding the standards of ethical conduct for employees of 
        the executive branch), or any corresponding similar regulation;
            ``(4) part 6301 of title 5, Code of Federal Regulations 
        (regarding the supplemental standards of conduct for employees 
        of the Department), or any corresponding similar regulation; 
        and
            ``(5) Executive Order 12731 (55 Fed. Reg. 42547; relating 
        to the principles of ethical conduct for Federal Government 
        officers and employees), or any corresponding similar executive 
        order.
    ``(c) Rule of Construction.--Nothing in this part shall be 
construed to authorize or permit the Secretary, the Department, or a 
contractor for the Department, to mandate, direct, control, or suggest 
the selection of a mathematics curriculum, supplemental instructional 
materials, or program of instruction by a State, local educational 
agency, or school.''.

                  PART G--ADVANCED PLACEMENT PROGRAMS

SEC. 1701. PURPOSES.

    Section 1702(3) (20 U.S.C. 6532(3)) is amended by striking ``, 
Scholastic Aptitude Test (SAT) scores that are 100 points above the 
national averages,''.

SEC. 1702. ADVANCED PLACEMENT INCENTIVE PROGRAM GRANTS.

    Section 1705 (20 U.S.C. 6535) is amended--
            (1) in subsection (a)--
                    (A) by redesignating paragraphs (2) and (3) as 
                paragraphs (3) and (4), respectively;
                    (B) by striking paragraph (1) and inserting the 
                following:
    ``(a) Grants Authorized.--
            ``(1) Grants to partnerships.--For any fiscal year for 
        which the funds appropriated under section 1002(g) are less 
        than $100,000,000, the Secretary is authorized to award grants, 
        on a competitive basis, to eligible entities to carry out the 
        authorized activities described in subsection (d).
            ``(2) Grants to state educational agencies.--
                    ``(A) In general.--For any fiscal year for which 
                funds appropriated under section 1002(g) are equal to 
                or more than $100,000,000--
                            ``(i) in the case of an eligible entity in 
                        the State that was previously awarded a grant 
                        under paragraph (1) whose grant period has not 
                        ended, the Secretary shall reserve funds in a 
                        sufficient amount to make payments to the 
                        entity in accordance with the terms of the 
                        grant; and
                            ``(ii) from the amounts remaining after the 
                        reservation of funds under clause (i), the 
                        Secretary shall make allotments under 
                        subparagraph (B) to State educational agencies 
                        to enable such agencies to award subgrants, on 
                        a competitive basis, to eligible entities to 
                        carry out the authorized activities described 
                        in subsection (d).
                    ``(B) Allotment.--From amounts remaining after the 
                reservation of funds under subparagraph (A)(i) for a 
                fiscal year and subject to subparagraph (C), the 
                Secretary shall make allotments to each State for a 
                fiscal year in an amount that bears the same relation 
                to the total of such remaining amounts for the fiscal 
                year as the number of children eligible to be counted 
                under section 1124(c) in the State bears to the number 
                of children so counted in all the States.
                    ``(C) Minimum allotment.--The amount of any State 
                educational agency's allotment under subparagraph (B) 
                for any fiscal year shall not be less than one-half of 
                1 percent of the amount made available under this part 
                for such year.
                    ``(D) Subgrant limitation.--An eligible entity 
                described in paragraph (4)(A) shall not be eligible for 
                a subgrant under subparagraph (A)(ii).'';
                    (C) in paragraph (3) (as redesignated by 
                subparagraph (A))--
                            (i) in subparagraph (A), by striking ``The 
                        Secretary shall award a grant under this 
                        section'' and inserting ``A grant or subgrant 
                        awarded under this section shall be''; and
                            (ii) in subparagraph (B), by striking ``The 
                        Secretary shall make grant payments under this 
                        section'' and inserting ``Grant payments or 
                        subgrant payments under this section shall be 
                        made'';
                    (D) by striking paragraph (4) (as redesignated by 
                subparagraph (A)) and inserting the following:
            ``(4) Definition of eligible entity.--In this section, the 
        term `eligible entity' means--
                    ``(A) a State educational agency;
                    ``(B) a local educational agency; or
                    ``(C) a national nonprofit educational entity with 
                expertise in advanced placement services.'';
            (2) in subsection (c), by striking ``In awarding grants 
        under this section, the Secretary'' and inserting ``In awarding 
        grants under subsection (a)(1) or subgrants under subsection 
        (a)(2), the Secretary or State educational agency, 
        respectively,'';
            (3) in subsection (d)--
                    (A) in paragraph (1), by striking ``grant funds'' 
                and inserting ``grant or subgrant funds'';
                    (B) in paragraph (2)--
                            (i) by striking ``that is a State 
                        educational agency'' and inserting ``described 
                        in subsection (a)(4)(A) that receives a grant 
                        under subsection (a)(1)''; and
                            (ii) by striking ``local educational 
                        agencies to enable the local educational 
                        agencies'' and inserting ``eligible entities 
                        described in subparagraph (B) or (C) of 
                        subsection (a)(4) to enable the eligible 
                        entities'';
            (4) in subsection (e), by striking ``awarded a grant'' and 
        inserting ``awarded a grant or subgrant''; and
            (5) in subsection (f)(1)--
                    (A) by striking ``awarded a grant'' and inserting 
                ``awarded a grant or subgrant''; and
                    (B) by striking ``the Secretary'' and inserting 
                ``the Secretary or the State educational agency, as 
                applicable''.

SEC. 1703. SUPPLEMENT, NOT SUPPLANT.

    Section 1706 (20 U.S.C. 6536) is amended by striking ``Grant 
funds'' and inserting ``Grant funds and subgrant funds''.

                  PART H--SECONDARY SCHOOL GRADUATION

SEC. 1801. SECONDARY SCHOOL GRADUATION.

    Part H of title I (20 U.S.C. 6551 et seq.) is amended to read as 
follows:

                    ``PART H--HIGH SCHOOL GRADUATION

``SEC. 1801. SHORT TITLE.

    ``This part may be cited as the `Graduate for a Better Future Act'.

``SEC. 1802. PURPOSES.

    ``The purposes of this part are--
            ``(1) to create models of excellence for academically 
        rigorous high schools, including early college high schools, in 
        order to prepare all students for postsecondary education and 
        work;
            ``(2) to raise high school graduation rates and college-
        going rates;
            ``(3) to reduce remediation rates at institutions of higher 
        education;
            ``(4) to create a seamless curriculum between high school 
        and postsecondary education;
            ``(5) to improve teaching and curricula to make high school 
        more rigorous and relevant;
            ``(6) to improve instruction and access to supports for 
        struggling high school students; and
            ``(7) to create, implement, and use early warning systems 
        to help identify students at risk of dropping out of high 
        school, especially systems that monitor student absenteeism.

``SEC. 1803. DEFINITIONS.

    ``In this part:
            ``(1) Advanced placement or international baccalaureate 
        course.--The term `Advanced Placement or International 
        Baccalaureate course' means a course of college-level 
        instruction provided to middle school or high school students, 
        terminating in an examination administered by the College Board 
        or the International Baccalaureate Organization.
            ``(2) College-going rate.--The term `college-going rate' 
        means the percentage of high school graduates who enroll at an 
        institution of higher education in the school year immediately 
        following graduation from high school.
            ``(3) Dual credit courses.--The term `dual credit course' 
        means a college course that--
                    ``(A) may be taken at a high school or at an 
                institution of higher education;
                    ``(B) is taught by college faculty; and
                    ``(C) the successful completion of which can earn 
                high school academic credit as well as postsecondary 
                academic credit.
            ``(4) Eligible entity.--The term `eligible entity' means--
                    ``(A) a State educational agency;
                    ``(B) a national, regional, or statewide nonprofit 
                organization with expertise and experience in working 
                with local educational agencies and high schools to 
                raise high school academic achievement, high school 
                graduation rates, and college-going rates; or
                    ``(C) a partnership consisting of a State 
                educational agency and an entity described in 
                subparagraph (B).
            ``(5) Eligible local educational agency.--The term 
        `eligible local educational agency' means a local educational 
        agency with a high school graduation rate of 60 percent or 
        less--
                    ``(A) in the aggregate; or
                    ``(B) applicable to 2 or more of the following 
                subgroups of high school students served by the local 
                educational agency:
                            ``(i) Economically disadvantaged students.
                            ``(ii) Students from major racial or ethnic 
                        groups.
            ``(6) High school.--The term `high school' means a 
        nonprofit institutional day or residential school, including a 
        public charter high school, that provides high school 
        education, as determined under State law.
            ``(7) High school graduation rate.--The term `high school 
        graduation rate' means the percentage of students who graduate 
        from high school with a regular diploma in the standard number 
        of years as measured by a valid and reliable measure of high 
        school graduation rates, such as the averaged freshman 
        graduation rate.
            ``(8) Rigorous secondary school program of study.--The term 
        `rigorous secondary school program of study' means a rigorous 
        secondary school program of study recognized as such by the 
        Secretary for purposes of subparagraph (A)(i) or (B)(i) of 
        section 401A(c)(3) of the Higher Education Act of 1965.

``SEC. 1804. PROGRAM AUTHORIZED.

    ``(a) In General.--From amounts appropriated under section 1002(h) 
for a fiscal year, the Secretary is authorized to award grants, on a 
competitive basis, to eligible entities to enable eligible entities to 
award subgrants to eligible local educational agencies for the 
authorized activities described in subsection (d).
    ``(b) Duration.--
            ``(1) Grants.--The Secretary may award grants under this 
        part for a period of not more than 6 years.
            ``(2) Subgrants.--An eligible entity may award subgrants 
        under this part (other than a planning grant under subsection 
        (c)(3)) for a period of not more than 6 years.
    ``(c) Eligible Entity Authorized Activities.--
            ``(1) Distribution.--An eligible entity that receives a 
        grant under this part--
                    ``(A) shall reserve not more than 15 percent of the 
                grant funds to carry out the activities described in 
                paragraphs (2) through (5); and
                    ``(B) shall use not less than 85 percent of the 
                grant funds to award subgrants, on a competitive basis, 
                to eligible local educational agencies to enable the 
                eligible local educational agencies to carry out the 
                authorized activities described in subsection (d).
            ``(2) State level planning and administration.--An eligible 
        entity that receives a grant under this part may use the grant 
        funds reserved under paragraph (1)(A) for planning and 
        administration, including--
                    ``(A) evaluating applications from eligible local 
                educational agencies;
                    ``(B) administering the distribution of subgrants 
                to eligible local educational agencies; and
                    ``(C) assessing and evaluating, on a regular basis, 
                eligible local educational agency activities carried 
                out under this part, including regularly evaluating the 
                academic rigor of courses at high schools in the State 
                that receive funding under this part.
            ``(3) Local educational agency planning grants.--
                    ``(A) In general.--From amounts reserved under 
                paragraph (1)(A), an eligible entity may award a 
                planning grant to an eligible local educational agency.
                    ``(B) Amount.--An eligible entity shall award each 
                planning grant under this paragraph in an amount of not 
                more than $10,000.
                    ``(C) Duration and use of planning grant funds.--
                Each planning grant shall be--
                            ``(i) awarded for a period of 1 year;
                            ``(ii) nonrenewable; and
                            ``(iii) used to plan and apply for a 
                        subgrant awarded under paragraph (1)(B).
            ``(4) Technical assistance for local educational 
        agencies.--An eligible entity that receives a grant under this 
        part may use the grant funds reserved under paragraph (1)(A) 
        for technical assistance, including--
                    ``(A) assisting eligible local educational agencies 
                in accomplishing the tasks required to implement a 
                program under this part;
                    ``(B) implementing a program of professional 
                development for teachers and administrators, in high 
                schools that receive funding under this part, that 
                prepares those teachers and administrators to implement 
                the authorized activities described in subsection (d); 
                and
                    ``(C) assisting eligible local educational agencies 
                in designing a program to be assisted under this part.
            ``(5) Reporting.--An eligible entity that receives a grant 
        under this part may use the grant funds reserved under 
        paragraph (1)(A) for annually collecting the data and preparing 
        the report as required under section 1805.
    ``(d) Eligible Local Educational Agency Authorized Activities.--
Each eligible local educational agency receiving a subgrant under this 
part shall use the subgrant funds to carry out each of the following 
activities:
            ``(1) To implement a college-preparatory curriculum for all 
        students in a high school served by the eligible local 
        educational agency under this part (and for students with 
        disabilities in accordance with the individualized education 
        program of the student) that is, at a minimum, aligned with a 
        rigorous secondary school program of study.
            ``(2) To implement accelerated academic catch-up programs, 
        for students who enter high school not meeting proficient 
        levels of academic achievement in mathematics, reading or 
        language arts, or science, that enable such students to meet 
        the proficient levels of achievement and remain on track to 
        graduate from high school on time with a regular high school 
        diploma.
            ``(3) To implement an early warning system to quickly 
        identify students at risk of dropping out of high school, 
        including systems that track student absenteeism.
            ``(4) To implement a system of student and classroom 
        progress monitoring, which may include the adoption and use of 
        diagnostic or formative assessments that--
                    ``(A) measure student academic progress in the core 
                academic areas; and
                    ``(B) may identify areas in which students need 
                additional academic assistance and support.
            ``(5) To implement a comprehensive college guidance program 
        that--
                    ``(A) will ensure that all students in a high 
                school served by the eligible local educational agency 
                under this part, and their parents, are regularly 
                notified throughout the students' time in high school, 
                of high school graduation requirements and entrance 
                requirements for institutions of higher education; and
                    ``(B) provides guidance and assistance to students 
                in applying to an institution of higher education and 
                in applying for Federal financial aid assistance and 
                other State, local, and private financial aid 
                assistance and scholarships.
            ``(6) To implement a program that offers, to students in a 
        high school served by the eligible local educational agency 
        under this part, opportunities for work-based and experiential 
        learning experiences, such as job shadowing, internships, and 
        community service.
            ``(7) To implement a program that ensures that all students 
        in a high school served by the eligible local educational 
        agency under this part, have access to enroll in courses in 
        which the students may earn postsecondary credit for courses 
        taken while in high school, such as a dual credit course, or an 
        Advanced Placement or International Baccalaureate course.
            ``(8) To implement a program of student advisement in which 
        all students in a high school served by the eligible local 
        educational agency under this part are assigned and have 
        regular meetings with an academic teacher advisor.
            ``(9) To implement a program of teacher professional 
        development and institutional leadership that includes use of 
        diagnostic and formative assessments to identify student and 
        teacher needs, to assess classroom practice, and to improve 
        classroom instruction.
    ``(e) Applications.--
            ``(1) Eligible entity.--Each eligible entity desiring a 
        grant under this part shall submit an application to the 
        Secretary at such time and in such manner as the Secretary may 
        require. Each application shall--
                    ``(A) include a description of how subgrants made 
                by the eligible entity under this part will meet the 
                requirements described in subsection (d);
                    ``(B) include a description of the peer review 
                process the eligible entity shall use to evaluate 
                applications from eligible local educational agencies;
                    ``(C) contain an assurance that the eligible 
                entity, and any eligible local educational agencies 
                receiving a subgrant from that eligible entity, will, 
                if requested, participate in the independent evaluation 
                under section 1806(1);
                    ``(D) describe how the eligible entity will use 
                grant funds received under this section;
                    ``(E) describe how the eligible entity will assist 
                eligible local educational agencies that receive 
                planning grant funds or subgrant funds under this part 
                in securing any necessary waivers from the State 
                educational agency that may be required to carry out 
                the requirements of this part, such as waivers with 
                respect to budgeting, school structure, staffing, and 
                flexible use of resources and time; and
                    ``(F) describe how the eligible entity will assess 
                and evaluate, on a regular basis, eligible local 
                educational agency activities carried out under this 
                part, including regularly evaluating the academic rigor 
                of courses at high schools in the State that receive 
                funding under this part.
            ``(2) Eligible local educational agency.--Each eligible 
        local educational agency desiring a subgrant under this part 
        shall submit an application to the eligible entity at such time 
        and in such manner as the eligible entity may require. Each 
        application shall--
                    ``(A) include a description of each high school 
                that will receive funding from the eligible local 
                educational agency under this part, including such high 
                school graduation, academic achievement, demographic, 
                and socioeconomic data as the eligible entity may 
                request;
                    ``(B) contain an assurance that academic tests for 
                admission purposes will not be used to determine 
                student enrollment in each such high school;
                    ``(C) contain a description of specific outreach 
                and recruitment efforts for students to enroll at each 
                such high school that will be undertaken for student 
                populations historically underrepresented at 
                institutions of higher education;
                    ``(D) contain an assurance that a college-
                preparatory curriculum will be offered to all students 
                at each such high school (and to students with 
                disabilities in accordance with the individualized 
                education program of the student), that is, at a 
                minimum, aligned with a rigorous secondary school 
                program of study;
                    ``(E) include a comprehensive description of how 
                the curriculum at each such high school will be 
                developed, structured, and delivered;
                    ``(F) include clearly delineated benchmarks for 
                improved student academic achievement, high school 
                graduation rates, and college-going rates at each such 
                high school;
                    ``(G) include a description of assessments that 
                will be used at each such high school, including 
                assessments for school accountability purposes and 
                student progress monitoring purposes;
                    ``(H) contain a comprehensive plan for professional 
                development at each such high school that includes 
                intended changes in teaching practices that will result 
                in improved student academic achievement, high school 
                graduation rates, and college-going rates;
                    ``(I) include a detailed description of work-based 
                and experiential learning experiences that will be 
                offered to students at each such high school, such as 
                job shadowing, internships, and community service;
                    ``(J) contain an assurance that all students at 
                each such high school will be assigned and have regular 
                access to an academic teacher advisor;
                    ``(K) contain an assurance that the eligible local 
                educational agency will grant each such high school any 
                necessary waivers from local educational agency 
                policies and rules that may be required to carry out 
                the requirements of this part, such as waivers with 
                respect to budgeting, school structure, staffing, and 
                flexible use of resources and time;
                    ``(L) include a plan that details how programs 
                assisted under this part will be sustained after the 
                end of subgrant funding under this part;
                    ``(M) in the case of dual credit courses and early 
                college high schools, contain formal agreements between 
                the eligible local educational agency and institutions 
                of higher education that detail shared responsibility 
                for each such high school and students at the high 
                school;
                    ``(N) include a description of how teachers will be 
                selected for each such high school;
                    ``(O) include a detailed plan of the college 
                awareness program at each such high school that 
                addresses applying for admission to an institution of 
                higher education and applying for financial aid; and
                    ``(P) contain an assurance that the eligible local 
                educational agency will report to the eligible entity 
                all data necessary for the eligible entity's report 
                under section 1805.
    ``(f) Matching Requirement.--
            ``(1) In general.--Subject to paragraph (2), each eligible 
        entity that receives a grant under this part shall provide, 
        toward the cost of the activities assisted under the grant and 
        from non-Federal sources, an amount equal to 100 percent of the 
        amount of the grant.
            ``(2) Waiver.--The Secretary may waive all or part of the 
        matching requirement described in paragraph (1) for any fiscal 
        year for an eligible entity if the Secretary determines that 
        applying the matching requirement to such eligible entity would 
        result in serious hardship or an inability to carry out the 
        authorized activities described in subsection (c).
            ``(3) Supplement not supplant.--Grant funds provided under 
        this part shall be used to supplement, not supplant, other 
        Federal and State funds available to carry out the activities 
        described in subsection (d).

``SEC. 1805. REPORTING AND ACCOUNTABILITY.

    ``(a) Collection of Data.--Each eligible entity receiving a grant 
under this part shall collect and report annually to the Secretary such 
information on the results of the activities assisted under the grant 
as the Secretary may reasonably require, including information on--
            ``(1) the number and percentage of students in the State 
        who are assisted under this part and graduate from high school 
        on time with a regular high school diploma;
            ``(2) the number and percentage of students, at each grade 
        level, in the State who are assisted under this part and meet 
        or exceed State reading or language arts, mathematics, or 
        science standards, as measured by State academic assessments 
        required under section 1111(b)(3);
            ``(3) the number and percentage of students, at each grade 
        level, in the State who are assisted under this part and are on 
        track to graduate from high school on time and with a regular 
        high school diploma;
            ``(4) the number and percentage of students in the State 
        who are assisted under this part and participate in work-based 
        and experiential learning experiences, such as job shadowing, 
        internships, community service, and descriptive information on 
        the types of experiences in which such students participated;
            ``(5) the number and percentage of students, in grades 11 
        and 12, in the State who are assisted under this part and 
        enrolled in not less than 2 courses that are dual credit 
        courses or Advanced Placement or International Baccalaureate 
        courses;
            ``(6) the number and percentage of students in the State 
        who are assisted under this part and receive a passing grade or 
        higher for a dual credit course, or an Advanced Placement or 
        International Baccalaureate course;
            ``(7) the number and percentage of students in the State 
        who are assisted under this part and apply to an institution of 
        higher education while still in high school;
            ``(8) the number and percentage of students in the State 
        who are assisted under this part and are accepted to an 
        institution of higher education while still in high school;
            ``(9) the number and percentage of students in the State 
        who are assisted under this part and enroll in an institution 
        of higher education in the school year immediately following 
        the students' high school graduation;
            ``(10) the number and percentage of students in the State 
        who are assisted under this part and enrolled in remedial 
        mathematics or English courses during their freshman year at an 
        institution of higher education;
            ``(11) the number and percentage of students, in grade 10, 
        in the State who are assisted under this part and take the 
        PSAT; and
            ``(12) the number and percentage of students, in grades 11 
        and 12, in the State who are assisted under this part and take 
        the SAT or ACT, and the students' mean scores on such 
        assessments.
    ``(b) Reporting of Data.--Each eligible entity receiving a grant 
under this section shall report the information required under 
subsection (a) disaggregated in the same manner as information is 
disaggregated under section 1111(h)(1)(C)(i).

``SEC. 1806. EVALUATION AND REPORT.

    ``From the amount appropriated for any fiscal year under section 
1002(h), the Secretary may reserve not more than a total of 1 percent--
            ``(1) to conduct an independent evaluation, by grant or by 
        contract, of the program carried out under this part, which 
        shall include an assessment of the impact of the program on 
        high school graduation rates, college-going rates, and student 
        academic achievement; and
            ``(2) to prepare and submit a report on the results of the 
        evaluation described in paragraph (1) to the authorizing 
        committees.''.

                       PART I--GENERAL PROVISIONS

SEC. 1901. LOCAL EDUCATIONAL AGENCY SPENDING AUDITS.

    Section 1904(b) (20 U.S.C.6574(b)) is amended by striking ``the 
Workforce'' and inserting ``Labor''.

SEC. 1902. STATE REPORT ON DROPOUT DATA.

    Section 1907 (20 U.S.C. 6577) is amended by striking ``Not later 
than 1 year after a'' and inserting ``Each year that a''.

SEC. 1903. REGULATIONS FOR SECTIONS 1111 AND 1116.

    Section 1908 (20 U.S.C. 6578) is amended by striking ``No Child 
Left Behind Act of 2001'' and inserting ``No Child Left Behind Act of 
2007''.

TITLE II--PREPARING, TRAINING, AND RECRUITING HIGH QUALITY TEACHERS AND 
                               PRINCIPALS

       PART A--TEACHER AND PRINCIPAL TRAINING AND RECRUITING FUND

SEC. 2101. PURPOSE.

    Section 2101 (20 U.S.C. 6601) is amended--
            (1) in paragraph (1)--
                    (A) by striking ``through strategies such as'' and 
                inserting ``by''; and
                    (B) by striking ``and'' after the semicolon;
            (2) by redesignating paragraph (2) as paragraph (3); and
            (3) by inserting after paragraph (1) the following:
            ``(2) ensure that low-income and minority children are not 
        taught by unqualified teachers at higher rates than such 
        children's more advantaged peers; and''.

SEC. 2102. AUTHORIZATIONS OF APPROPRIATIONS.

    Section 2103 (20 U.S.C. 6603) is amended--
            (1) in subsection (a), by striking ``2002'' and inserting 
        ``2008''; and
            (2) in subsection (b), by striking ``2002'' and inserting 
        ``2008''.

SEC. 2103. STATE APPLICATIONS AND NEEDS ASSESSMENT.

    Section 2112 (20 U.S.C. 6612) is amended--
            (1) by amending the section heading to read as follows:

``SEC. 2112. STATE APPLICATIONS AND NEEDS ASSESSMENT.'';

            (2) by redesignating subsections (c) through (g) as 
        subsections (d) through (h), respectively;
            (3) in subsection (b), by striking paragraphs (1) through 
        (12) and inserting the following:
            ``(1) A description of how the activities to be carried out 
        by the State educational agency under this subpart will respond 
        to the State's teacher quality needs assessment conducted under 
        subsection (c).
            ``(2) A description of how the State educational agency 
        will use funds under this part to improve the quality of the 
        State's teachers and principals to ensure that low-income and 
        minority students are not taught by unqualified teachers at 
        higher rates than such children's more affluent peers.
            ``(3) A description of--
                    ``(A) the State educational agency's annual 
                measurable objectives under section 1119(a)(2);
                    ``(B) how the State educational agency will use 
                funds under this part to meet the teacher and 
                paraprofessional requirements of section 1119;
                    ``(C) how the State educational agency will hold 
                local educational agencies accountable for meeting the 
                annual measurable objectives described in section 
                1119(a)(2); and
                    ``(D) how the State educational agency will assist 
                local educational agencies in meeting such objectives.
            ``(4) A description of how the State educational agency 
        will ensure that the professional development needs of teachers 
        (including teacher mentoring) will be met using funds under 
        this subpart and subpart 2.
            ``(5)(A) A description of how the State educational agency 
        will coordinate professional development activities authorized 
        under this part with professional development activities 
        provided under other Federal, State, and local programs.
            ``(B) A description of the comprehensive strategy that the 
        State educational agency will use, as part of such coordination 
        effort, to ensure that teachers are trained in the use of 
        technology so that technology and applications of technology 
        are effectively used in the classroom to improve teaching and 
        learning in all curricula and academic subjects, as 
        appropriate.
            ``(6) A description of how the State educational agency 
        will encourage the development of proven, innovative strategies 
        to deliver intensive professional development programs that are 
        both cost-effective and easily accessible (especially for 
        teachers in rural areas), such as strategies that involve 
        delivery through the use of technology, peer networks, and 
        distance learning.
            ``(7)(A) A description of how the State educational agency 
        will ensure compliance with the requirements for professional 
        development activities described in section 9101 and how the 
        activities to be carried out under the grant will be developed 
        collaboratively and based on the input of teachers, principals, 
        parents, administrators, paraprofessionals, and other school 
        personnel.
            ``(B) In the case of a State in which the State educational 
        agency is not the entity responsible for teacher professional 
        standards, certification, and licensing, an assurance that the 
        State activities carried out under this subpart are carried out 
        in conjunction with the entity responsible for such standards, 
        certification, and licensing under State law.
            ``(8) A description of how the activities to be carried out 
        by the State educational agency under this subpart will be 
        based on a review of scientifically based research and an 
        explanation of why the activities are expected to improve the 
        quality of the teachers and to raise student academic 
        achievement.
            ``(9) A description of how the State educational agency 
        will ensure that activities assisted under this subpart are 
        aligned with challenging State academic content and student 
        academic achievement standards, State assessments, and State 
        and local curricula.
            ``(10) A description of how the State educational agency 
        will ensure that a local educational agency receiving a 
        subgrant to carry out subpart 2 will comply with the 
        requirements of such subpart.
            ``(11) In the case of a State that has a charter school law 
        that exempts teachers from State certification and licensing 
        requirements, the specific portion of the State law that 
        provides for the exemption.
            ``(12) An assurance that the State educational agency will 
        comply with section 9501 (regarding participation by private 
        school children and teachers).'';
            (4) by inserting after subsection (b) the following:
    ``(c) Needs Assessment.--
            ``(1) In general.--For a State to be eligible to receive a 
        grant under this part, not later than 18 months after the date 
        of enactment of the No Child Left Behind Act of 2007, the State 
        educational agency shall conduct and make public a statewide 
        needs assessment to determine which local educational agencies 
        within the State have the most acute teacher quality and 
        staffing needs.
            ``(2) Assessment elements.--In conducting the needs 
        assessment described in paragraph (1), a State educational 
        agency shall--
                    ``(A) analyze and report on local educational 
                agencies within the State with the highest percentages 
                of--
                            ``(i) first-year teachers;
                            ``(ii) first and second-year teachers;
                            ``(iii) teacher attrition rates averaged 
                        over the most recent 3 years for which data are 
                        available;
                            ``(iv) teachers teaching with emergency 
                        credentials or under waivers of State 
                        certification or licensure requirements; and
                            ``(v) classes taught by teachers who are 
                        not highly qualified; and
                    ``(B) analyze and report on, for schools within the 
                State identified for school improvement or 
                restructuring under section 1116(b), the data elements 
                described in clauses (i) through (v) of subparagraph 
                (A), including a comparison of such elements between 
                schools identified for improvement or restructuring as 
                compared to schools not so identified.
            ``(3) Application update and report.--
                    ``(A) Application update.--Not later than 2 years 
                after the date of enactment of the No Child Left Behind 
                Act of 2007, a State educational agency shall update 
                the application the agency submitted pursuant to 
                subsection (a)--
                            ``(i) to describe how the State will use 
                        State funds under section 2113 to address the 
                        needs of local educational agencies identified 
                        by the needs assessment conducted under 
                        paragraph (1), including specific programs and 
                        assistance the State will provide to such local 
                        educational agencies; and
                            ``(ii) to include specific, measurable 
                        goals for improving the distribution of highly 
                        qualified teachers, novice teachers, teachers 
                        with emergency credentials, and teacher 
                        retention rates among high and low-poverty 
                        schools and high and low-poverty local 
                        educational agencies.
                    ``(B) Report.--Not later than 1 year after a State 
                educational agency updates the agency's application as 
                required by subparagraph (A), and each year thereafter 
                for the period of the grant, the agency shall submit to 
                the Secretary a report on the progress made in meeting 
                the goals established under subparagraph (A)(ii).'';
            (5) in subsection (g), as redesignated by paragraph (2)--
                    (A) by striking ``(e)(2)'' each place the term 
                appears and inserting ``(f)(2)''; and
                    (B) in paragraph (2), by striking ``(c)'' and 
                inserting ``(d)''; and
            (6) in subsection (h), as redesignated by paragraph (2), by 
        striking ``(e)(2)'' and inserting ``(f)(2)''.

SEC. 2104. STATE USE OF FUNDS.

    Section 2113(c) (20 U.S.C. 6613(c)) is amended--
            (1) by striking paragraphs (5) through (18);
            (2) by redesignating paragraphs (2) through (4) as 
        paragraphs (3) through (5), respectively;
            (3) in the matter preceding subparagraph (A)(i) of 
        paragraph (1), by striking ``(including recertification) or 
        licensing requirements'' and inserting ``and recertification, 
        licensing requirements, or tenure systems'';
            (4) by inserting after paragraph (1) the following:
            ``(2) Funding projects to promote reciprocity of teacher 
        and principal certification or licensing between or among 
        States, except that no reciprocity agreement developed under 
        this paragraph or developed using funds provided under this 
        part may lead to the weakening of any State teaching 
        certification or licensing requirement.'';
            (5) in paragraph (4), as redesignated by paragraph (2), by 
        striking ``the areas of mathematics and science'' and inserting 
        ``high need subjects and areas such as mathematics, science, 
        special education, and language instruction for limited English 
        proficient students'';
            (6) by adding at the end the following:
            ``(6) Developing, or assisting local educational agencies 
        in developing--
                    ``(A) merit or performance-based pay systems; and
                    ``(B) strategies that provide differential, 
                incentive, and bonus pay for teachers in high-need 
                academic subjects, such as reading, mathematics, 
                science, and special education and teachers in high-
                poverty schools and districts.
            ``(7) Developing, or assisting local educational agencies 
        in developing, teacher advancement initiatives that promote 
        professional growth and emphasize multiple career paths (such 
        as paths to becoming a career teacher, mentor teacher, or 
        exemplary teacher) and pay differentiation.
            ``(8) Providing professional development for teachers and 
        principals and, in cases in which a State educational agency 
        determines support to be appropriate, supporting the 
        participation of pupil services personnel in the same type of 
        professional development activities as are made available to 
        teachers and principals, to ensure that teachers and principals 
        are able to use challenging State academic content standards 
        and student academic achievement standards, and State 
        assessments, to improve instructional practices and improve 
        student academic achievement.
            ``(9) Developing--
                    ``(A) systems to measure the effectiveness of 
                specific professional development programs; and
                    ``(B) strategies to document gains in student 
                academic achievement or increases in teacher mastery of 
                the academic subjects the teachers teach.
            ``(10) Providing assistance to teachers to enable them to 
        meet certification, licensing, or other requirements needed to 
        be highly qualified.
            ``(11) Providing technical assistance to local educational 
        agencies to improve the programs funded under this part by such 
        agencies.
            ``(12) Encouraging and supporting the training of teachers 
        and administrators to effectively integrate technology into 
        curricula and instruction, including training to improve the 
        ability to collect, manage, and analyze data to improve 
        teaching, decisionmaking, school improvement efforts, and 
        accountability.''.

SEC. 2105. LOCAL APPLICATIONS AND NEEDS ASSESSMENT.

    Section 2122 (20 U.S.C. 6622) is amended--
            (1) in subsection (b)--
                    (A) in paragraph (2), by striking ``, measurable, 
                and positive impact on student academic achievement'' 
                and inserting ``impact on student achievement that is 
                measurable by student academic growth'';
                    (B) in paragraph (3)--
                            (i) in subparagraph (A), by inserting 
                        ``and'' after the semicolon;
                            (ii) by striking subparagraph (B);
                            (iii) by redesignating subparagraph (C) as 
                        subparagraph (B); and
                            (iv) in subparagraph (B), as redesignated 
                        by clause (iii)--
                                    (I) by inserting ``academic 
                                alert,'' after ``are identified for''; 
                                and
                                    (II) by inserting ``, or 
                                restructuring'' after ``school 
                                improvement'';
            (2) in subsection (c)--
                    (A) by redesignating paragraph (2) as paragraph 
                (4);
                    (B) by striking paragraph (1) and inserting the 
                following:
            ``(1) In general.--To be eligible to receive a subgrant 
        under this subpart, a local educational agency shall, not later 
        than 18 months after the date of enactment of the No Child Left 
        Behind Act of 2007, conduct an assessment of local needs for 
        professional development and hiring to determine which schools 
        served by the local educational agency have the most acute 
        teacher quality and staffing needs.
            ``(2) Assessment elements.--In conducting the needs 
        assessment described in paragraph (1), a local educational 
        agency shall--
                    ``(A) analyze and report on schools served by the 
                local educational agency with the highest percentages 
                of--
                            ``(i) first-year teachers;
                            ``(ii) first and second-year teachers;
                            ``(iii) teacher attrition rates averaged 
                        over the most recent 3 years for which data are 
                        available;
                            ``(iv) teachers teaching with emergency 
                        credentials or under waivers of State 
                        certification or licensure requirements; and
                            ``(v) classes taught by teachers who are 
                        not highly qualified; and
                    ``(B) analyze and report on, for schools identified 
                for school improvement or restructuring under section 
                1116(b), the data elements described in clauses (i) 
                through (v) of subparagraph (A), including a comparison 
                of such elements between schools identified for 
                improvement and restructuring as compared to schools 
                not so identified.
            ``(3) Application update and report.--
                    ``(A) Application update.--Not later than 2 years 
                after the date of enactment of the No Child Left Behind 
                Act of 2007, a local educational agency shall update 
                the application the agency submitted pursuant to 
                subsection (a)--
                            ``(i) to describe how the local educational 
                        agency will use funds provided under section 
                        2121 to address the needs of schools served by 
                        the local educational agency identified by the 
                        assessment conducted under paragraph (1), 
                        including specific programs and assistance the 
                        local educational agency will provide to 
                        schools; and
                            ``(ii) to include specific, measurable 
                        goals for improving the distribution of highly 
                        qualified teachers, novice teachers, teachers 
                        with emergency credentials, and teacher 
                        retention rates among high and low-poverty 
                        schools.
                    ``(B) Report.--Not later than 1 year after a local 
                educational agency updates the agency's application as 
                required by subparagraph (A), and each year thereafter 
                for the period of the grant, the local educational 
                agency shall submit to the State educational agency a 
                report on the progress made in meeting the goals 
                established under subparagraph (A)(ii).''.

SEC. 2106. LOCAL USE OF FUNDS.

    Section 2123(a) is amended--
            (1) by striking paragraph (2) and inserting the following:
            ``(2) Developing and implementing initiatives to assist in 
        recruiting, hiring, and retaining highly qualified teachers and 
        principals, particularly in low-income schools with high 
        percentages of unqualified teachers and high percentages of 
        students not meeting the proficient level of academic 
        achievement on the State academic assessments described in 
        1111(b)(3), including initiatives that--
                    ``(A) provide scholarships, signing bonuses, or 
                other financial incentives, such as differential, 
                bonus, and incentive pay, for teachers to teach--
                            ``(i) in high-need academic subjects and 
                        instructional areas, such as mathematics, 
                        science, critical foreign languages, special 
                        education, and instruction for limited English 
                        proficient students, in which there exists a 
                        shortage of highly qualified teachers within a 
                        school or within the local educational agency; 
                        and
                            ``(ii) in schools in which there exists a 
                        shortage of highly qualified teachers;
                    ``(B) provide incentives, including merit or 
                performance-based pay systems, to teachers and 
                principals who have a record of success in improving 
                the academic achievement of all students and assisting 
                all students meet or exceed the proficient level on 
                State academic assessments, but particularly students 
                from economically disadvantaged families, students from 
                racial and ethnic minority groups, students with 
                disabilities, and limited English proficient students;
                    ``(C) establish programs that--
                            ``(i) train and hire highly qualified 
                        regular and special education teachers (which 
                        may include hiring special education teachers 
                        to team-teach in classrooms that contain both 
                        children with disabilities and nondisabled 
                        children);
                            ``(ii) train and hire highly qualified 
                        teachers of special needs children, such as 
                        limited English proficient students, as well as 
                        teaching specialists in core academic subjects, 
                        who will provide increased individualized 
                        instruction to students;
                            ``(iii) recruit qualified professionals 
                        from other fields, including highly qualified 
                        paraprofessionals, and provide such 
                        professionals with alternative routes to 
                        teacher certification or licensure, including--
                                    ``(I) developing and implementing 
                                hiring policies that ensure 
                                comprehensive recruitment efforts as a 
                                way to expand the applicant pool, such 
                                as through identifying teachers 
                                certified or licensed through 
                                alternative routes; and
                                    ``(II) using a system of intensive 
                                screening designed to hire the most 
                                qualified applicants; and
                            ``(iv) provide increased opportunities for 
                        minorities, individuals with disabilities, and 
                        other groups underrepresented in the teaching 
                        profession;
                    ``(D) provide teacher mentoring from exemplary 
                teachers, principals, or superintendents; or
                    ``(E) provide induction and support for teachers 
                and principals during their first 3 years of employment 
                as teachers or principals, respectively.'';
            (2) in paragraph (3)(B)(v), by inserting ``instruction 
        and'' after ``classroom'';
            (3) by striking paragraphs (4) and (10);
            (4) by redesignating paragraphs (5) through (8) as 
        paragraphs (4) through (7), respectively; and
            (5) in paragraph (4), as redesignated by paragraph (4)--
                    (A) in subparagraph (C), by inserting ``and'' after 
                the semicolon;
                    (B) by striking subparagraph (D); and
                    (C) by redesignating subparagraph (E) as 
                subparagraph (D).

SEC. 2107. DEFINITIONS.

    Section 2131(1)(B) (20 U.S.C. 6631(1)(B)) is amended by striking 
``a teacher organization, a principal organization,''.

SEC. 2108. NATIONAL ACTIVITIES OF DEMONSTRATED EFFECTIVENESS.

    Section 2151 (20 U.S.C. 6651) is amended--
            (1) by striking subsection (d);
            (2) by redesignating subsection (e) as subsection (d); and
            (3) by striking subsection (f).

              PART B--MATHEMATICS AND SCIENCE PARTNERSHIPS

SEC. 2201. ALLOCATION OF FUNDS.

    Section 2202 (20 U.S.C. 6662) is amended--
            (1) in subsection (b)(2)(C), by inserting ``on mathematics 
        and science education programs that are effective in improving 
        student academic achievement'' after ``research'';
            (2) in subsection (d)(2)--
                    (A) in the heading, by striking ``National science 
                foundation'' and inserting ``consultation''; and
                    (B) by striking ``with respect to the appropriate 
                roles for the Department and the Foundation'';
            (3) in subsection (e)--
                    (A) in paragraph (2)--
                            (i) in subparagraph (B), by striking 
                        ``and'' after the semicolon;
                            (ii) in subparagraph (C)(iii), by striking 
                        the period at the end and inserting ``; and''; 
                        and
                            (iii) by adding at the end the following:
                    ``(D) shall describe how the activities supported 
                under this part will be coordinated with other programs 
                to improve mathematics and science achievement being 
                implemented by the local educational agency that is a 
                member of the partnership.''; and
                    (B) by adding at the end the following:
            ``(3) Reports.--Each eligible partnership receiving a grant 
        or subgrant under this part shall report annually to the 
        Secretary regarding the eligible partnership's progress in 
        meeting the objectives described in the accountability plan of 
        the partnership under paragraph (1).
            ``(4) Revocation of grant.--If the Secretary determines 
        than an eligible partnership is not making substantial progress 
        in meeting the objectives described in the eligible 
        partnership's accountability plan under paragraph (1) by the 
        end of the second year of the grant under this part, the 
        Secretary shall not make a grant payment to the eligible 
        partnership for the third year of the grant.''; and
            (4) by striking subsection (f) and inserting the following:
    ``(f) Report to Congress.--The Secretary shall annually report to 
the appropriate committees of Congress on the effectiveness of programs 
supported under this part in improving student academic achievement in 
mathematics and science.''.

SEC. 2202. AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS.

    Section 2203 (20 U.S.C. 6663) is amended by striking ``fiscal year 
2002'' and inserting ``fiscal year 2008''.

                 PART C--INNOVATION FOR TEACHER QUALITY

SEC. 2301. DEFINITIONS.

    Section 2301 (20 U.S.C. 6671) is amended--
            (1) by redesignating paragraphs (2), (3), (4), and (5), as 
        paragraphs (4), (5), (6), and (7), respectively;
            (2) by inserting after paragraph (1) the following:
            ``(2) High-need local educational agency.--The term `high-
        need local educational agency' means a local educational 
        agency--
                    ``(A) that serves not fewer than 10,000 children 
                from families with incomes below the poverty line;
                    ``(B) in which not less than 20 percent of the 
                children served by the agency are children from 
                families with incomes below the poverty line; or
                    ``(C) in which not less than 10 percent of the 
                children served by the agency are children from 
                families with incomes below the poverty line and that 
                assigns all teachers funded under this chapter to a 
                high-need school as defined in section 2304(d)(3) for 
                the duration of such teachers' service commitment under 
                this chapter.
            ``(3) Children from families with incomes below the poverty 
        line.--The term `children from families below the poverty line' 
        means children ages 5 through 17 from families with incomes 
        below the poverty line.''; and
            (3) in paragraph (7)(B), by striking ``paragraph (4)'' and 
        inserting ``paragraph (6)''.

SEC. 2302. AUTHORIZATION OF TROOPS-TO-TEACHERS PROGRAM.

    Section 2302(b) (20 U.S.C. 6672) is amended--
            (1) in paragraph (1), by striking ``vocational or 
        technical'' and inserting ``career and technical education''; 
        and
            (2) in paragraph (2)--
                    (A) in subparagraph (A)--
                            (i) by striking ``public''; and
                            (ii) by striking ``vocational or 
                        technical'' and inserting ``career and 
                        technical education''; and
                    (B) in subparagraph (B), by striking ``vocational 
                or technical'' and inserting ``career and technical 
                education''.

SEC. 2303. RECRUITMENT AND SELECTION OR PROGRAM PARTICIPANTS.

    Section 2303 (20 U.S.C. 6673) is amended--
            (1) in subsection (a), by striking paragraph (4);
            (2) by striking subsection (b)(2) and inserting the 
        following:
            ``(2) Time for submission.--An application shall be 
        considered to be submitted on a timely basis under paragraph 
        (1) if, in the case of a member described in paragraphs (1)(A), 
        (2), or (3) of subsection (a), the application is submitted not 
        later than 4 years after the date on which the member is 
        retired or separated or released from active duty, whichever 
        applies to the member.'';
            (3) by striking subsection (c)(2)(B) and inserting the 
        following:
                    ``(B) Career and technical education teacher.--If a 
                member of the Armed Forces described in paragraph (1), 
                (2), or (3) of subsection (a) is applying for 
                assistance for placement as a career and technical 
                education teacher, the Secretary shall require the 
                member--
                            ``(i) to have the equivalent of 1 year of 
                        college from an accredited institution of 
                        higher education and have 6 or more years of 
                        military experience in a career and technical 
                        field; or
                            ``(ii) to otherwise meet the certification 
                        or licensing requirements for a career and 
                        technical education teacher in the State in 
                        which the member seeks assistance for placement 
                        under the Program.''; and
            (4) in subsection (d), by striking ``vocational or 
        technical'' and inserting ``career and technical education''.

SEC. 2304. PARTICIPATION AGREEMENT AND FINANCIAL ASSISTANCE.

    Section 2304 (20 U.S.C. 6674) is amended--
            (1) in subsection (a)(1)--
                    (A) in subparagraph (A)--
                            (i) by striking ``vocational or technical'' 
                        and inserting ``career and technical 
                        education''; and
                            (ii) by inserting ``(if otherwise required 
                        by this Act to be highly qualified)'' after 
                        ``highly qualified teacher''; and
                    (B) in subparagraph (B)--
                            (i) by striking ``vocational or technical'' 
                        and inserting ``career and technical 
                        education'';
                            (ii) by striking ``public''; and
                            (iii) by striking ``, as such terms are 
                        defined in section 2101,'';
            (2) in subsection (b)(5), by striking ``vocational or 
        technical'' and inserting ``career and technical education'';
            (3) in subsection (d)--
                    (A) in paragraph (1)--
                            (i) by striking ``vocational or technical'' 
                        and inserting ``career and technical 
                        education''; and
                            (ii) by inserting ``(if otherwise required 
                        by this Act to be highly qualified)'' after 
                        ``highly qualified teacher''; and
                    (B) by striking paragraph (3)(A) and inserting the 
                following:
                    ``(A) Students from low-income families.--In the 
                case of--
                            ``(i) an elementary school, not less than 
                        50 percent of the students enrolled in the 
                        school were from low-income families (as 
                        described in section 2302(b)(2)(A)(i)); and
                            ``(ii) a secondary school, not less than 30 
                        percent of the students enrolled in the school 
                        were from low-income families (as described in 
                        section 2302(b)(2)(A)(i)).''; and
            (4) in subsection (f)(1)--
                    (A) in subparagraph (A), by striking ``vocational 
                or technical'' and inserting ``career and technical 
                education''; and
                    (B) in subparagraph (B), by striking ``vocational 
                or technical'' and inserting ``career and technical 
                education''.

SEC. 2305. PARTICIPATION BY STATES.

    Section 2305(b)(1) (20 U.S.C. 6675(b)(1)) is amended by striking 
``vocational or technical'' and inserting ``career and technical 
education''.

SEC. 2306. SUPPORT OF INNOVATIVE PRERETIREMENT TEACHER CERTIFICATION 
              PROGRAMS.

    Section 2306 (20 U.S.C. 6676) is amended--
            (1) in subsection (b), by striking ``vocational or 
        technical'' and inserting ``career and technical education''; 
        and
            (2) in subsection (c)(3), by striking ``vocational or 
        technical'' and inserting ``career and technical education''.

SEC. 2307. REPORTING REQUIREMENTS.

    The Act (20 U.S.C. 6301 et seq.) is amended by striking section 
2307.

SEC. 2308. TRANSITION TO TEACHING GRANT PROGRAM.

    Section 2313 (20 U.S.C. 6683) is amended--
            (1) by striking subsection (c);
            (2) by redesignating subsections (d), (e), (f), (g), (h), 
        (i), (j), and (k), as subsections (c), (d), (e), (f), (g), (h), 
        (i), and (j), respectively;
            (3) in subsection (f)(2)(A), as redesignated by paragraph 
        (2)--
                    (A) by inserting ``recruiting and'' after 
                ``effective in''; and
                    (B) by striking ``$5,000'' and inserting 
                ``$10,000''; and
            (4) in subsection (h), as redesignated by paragraph (2), by 
        striking ``3'' and inserting ``2''.

SEC. 2309. GENERAL PROVISIONS AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS.

    Section 2321 (20 U.S.C. 6691) is amended by striking ``2002'' both 
places such term appears and inserting ``2008''.

SEC. 2310. NATIONAL WRITING PROJECT.

    Section 2332(h) (20 U.S.C. 6702(h)) is amended by striking ``2002'' 
and inserting ``2008''.

SEC. 2311. CIVIC EDUCATION GENERAL AUTHORITY.

    Section 2343(a)(3) (20 U.S.C. 6713(a)(3)) is amended--
            (1) in subsection (a)(3)--
                    (A) by striking ``education and'' and inserting 
                ``education or''; and
                    (B) by inserting ``or economic education'' after 
                ``civic education''; and
            (2) in subsection (b)(1), by striking ``2346'' and 
        inserting ``2347''.

SEC. 2312. WE THE PEOPLE PROGRAM.

    Section 2344 (20 U.S.C. 6714) is amended--
            (1) in subsection (a)(1)(B)--
                    (A) by redesignating clauses (ii) and (iii) as 
                clauses (iii) and (iv), respectively; and
                    (B) by inserting after clause (i) the following:
                            ``(ii) to implement a comprehensive program 
                        to improve public knowledge, understanding, and 
                        support of American democratic institutions;''; 
                        and
            (2) in subsection (b)(1)(A)(iii)--
                    (A) by inserting ``and high'' after ``middle''; and
                    (B) by striking ``level'' and inserting ``levels''.

SEC. 2313. CLOSE UP FELLOWSHIP PROGRAM.

    The Act (20 U.S.C. 6301 et seq.) is amended--
            (1) by redesignating section 2346 as section 2347;
            (2) by inserting after section 2345 the following:

``SEC. 2346. CLOSE UP FELLOWSHIP PROGRAM.

    ``(a) Program for Middle School and Secondary School Students.--
            ``(1) Establishment.--
                    ``(A) General authority.--In accordance with this 
                subsection, the Secretary may make grants to the Close 
                Up Foundation of Washington, District of Columbia, a 
                nonpartisan, nonprofit foundation, for the purpose of 
                assisting the Close Up Foundation in carrying out its 
                programs of increasing civic responsibility and 
                understanding of the Federal Government among middle 
                school and secondary school students.
                    ``(B) Use of funds.--Grants under this subsection 
                shall be used only to provide financial assistance to 
                economically disadvantaged students who participate in 
                the programs described in subparagraph (A).
                    ``(C) Name of fellowships.--Financial assistance 
                received by students pursuant to this subsection shall 
                be known as Close Up fellowships.
            ``(2) Applications.--
                    ``(A) Application required.--No grant under this 
                subsection may be made except upon an application at 
                such time, in such manner, and accompanied by such 
                information as the Secretary may reasonably require.
                    ``(B) Contents of application.--Each application 
                submitted under this paragraph shall contain assurances 
                that--
                            ``(i) Close Up fellowships provided under 
                        this subsection shall be made to economically 
                        disadvantaged middle school and secondary 
                        school students;
                            ``(ii) every effort shall be made to ensure 
                        the participation of students from rural, small 
                        town, and urban areas;
                            ``(iii) in awarding the fellowships to 
                        economically disadvantaged students, special 
                        consideration shall be given to the 
                        participation of those students with special 
                        educational needs, including students with 
                        disabilities, ethnic minority students, and 
                        students with migrant parents; and
                            ``(iv) the funds received under this 
                        subsection shall be properly disbursed.
    ``(b) Program for Middle School and Secondary School Teachers.--
            ``(1) Establishment.--
                    ``(A) General authority.--In accordance with this 
                subsection, the Secretary may make grants to the Close 
                Up Foundation of Washington, District of Columbia, a 
                nonpartisan, nonprofit foundation, for the purpose of 
                assisting the Close Up Foundation in carrying out its 
                programs of professional development for middle school 
                and secondary school teachers and its programs to 
                increase civic responsibility and understanding of the 
                Federal Government among the teachers' students.
                    ``(B) Use of funds.--Grants under this subsection 
                shall be used only to provide financial assistance to 
                teachers who participate in the programs described in 
                subparagraph (A).
                    ``(C) Name of fellowships.--Financial assistance 
                received by teachers pursuant to this subsection shall 
                be known as Close Up fellowships.
            ``(2) Applications.--
                    ``(A) Application required.--No grant under this 
                subsection may be made except upon an application at 
                such time, in such manner, and accompanied by such 
                information as the Secretary may reasonably require.
                    ``(B) Contents of application.--Each application 
                submitted under this paragraph shall contain assurances 
                that--
                            ``(i) Close Up fellowships provided under 
                        this subsection shall be made only to a teacher 
                        who has worked with at least one student from 
                        such teacher's school who participates in a 
                        program described in subsection (a)(1)(A);
                            ``(ii) no teacher shall receive more than 
                        one such fellowship in any fiscal year; and
                            ``(iii) the funds received under this 
                        subsection shall be properly disbursed.
    ``(c) Programs for New Americans.--
            ``(1) Establishment.--
                    ``(A) General authority.--In accordance with this 
                subsection, the Secretary may make grants to the Close 
                Up Foundation of Washington, District of Columbia, a 
                nonpartisan, nonprofit foundation, for the purpose of 
                assisting the Close Up Foundation in carrying out its 
                programs of increasing civic responsibility and 
                understanding of the Federal Government among 
                economically disadvantaged middle school and secondary 
                school recent immigrant students.
                    ``(B) Definition.--In this subsection, the term 
                `recent immigrant student' means a student who is a 
                member of a family that immigrated to the United States 
                within 5 years of the student's participation in such a 
                program.
                    ``(C) Use of funds.--Grants under this subsection 
                shall be used only to provide financial assistance to 
                economically disadvantaged recent immigrant students 
                and their teachers who participate in the programs 
                described in subparagraph (A).
                    ``(D) Name of fellowships.--Financial assistance 
                received by students and teachers pursuant to this 
                subsection shall be known as Close Up Fellowships for 
                New Americans.
            ``(2) Applications.--
                    ``(A) Application required.--No grant under this 
                subsection may be made except upon an application at 
                such time, in such manner, and accompanied by such 
                information as the Secretary may reasonably require.
                    ``(B) Contents of application.--Each application 
                submitted under this paragraph shall contain assurances 
                that--
                            ``(i) Close Up Fellowships for New 
                        Americans shall be made to economically 
                        disadvantaged middle school and secondary 
                        school recent immigrant students;
                            ``(ii) every effort shall be made to ensure 
                        the participation of recent immigrant students 
                        from rural, small town, and urban areas;
                            ``(iii) in awarding the fellowships to 
                        economically disadvantaged recent immigrant 
                        students, special consideration shall be given 
                        to the participation of those students with 
                        special educational needs, including students 
                        with disabilities, students with migrant 
                        parents, and ethnic minority students;
                            ``(iv) fully describe the activities to be 
                        carried out with the proceeds of the grant made 
                        under paragraph (1); and
                            ``(v) the funds received under this 
                        subsection shall be properly disbursed.
    ``(d) General Administrative Provisions.--
            ``(1) Accountability.--In consultation with the Secretary, 
        the Close Up Foundation shall devise and implement procedures 
        to measure the efficacy of the programs authorized in 
        subsections (a), (b), and (c) in attaining objectives that 
        include the following:
                    ``(A) Providing young people with an increased 
                understanding of the Federal Government.
                    ``(B) Heightening a sense of civic responsibility 
                among young people.
                    ``(C) Enhancing the skills of educators in teaching 
                young people about civic responsibility, the Federal 
                Government, and attaining citizenship competencies.
            ``(2) General rule.--Payments under this section may be 
        made in installments, in advance, or by way of reimbursement, 
        with necessary adjustments on account of underpayments or 
        overpayments.
            ``(3) Audit rule.--The Comptroller General of the United 
        States or any of the Comptroller General's duly authorized 
        representatives shall have access for the purpose of audit and 
        examination to any books, documents, papers, and records that 
        are pertinent to any grant under this section.''; and
            (3) by striking section 2347, as redesignated by paragraph 
        (1), and inserting the following:

``SEC. 2347. AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS.

    ``(a) Sections 2344 and 2345.--For the purpose of carrying out 
sections 2344 and 2345, there are authorized to be appropriated 
$30,000,000 for fiscal year 2008 and such sums as may be necessary for 
each of the 5 succeeding fiscal years.
    ``(b) Section 2346.--
            ``(1) In general.--For the purpose of carrying out section 
        2346, there are authorized to be appropriated such sums as may 
        be necessary for fiscal year 2008 and each of the 5 succeeding 
        fiscal years.
            ``(2) Special rule.--Of the funds appropriated pursuant to 
        paragraph (1), not more than 30 percent may be used for 
        teachers associated with students participating in the programs 
        described in subsections (a)(1), (b)(1), and (c)(1) of section 
        2346.''.

SEC. 2314. TEACHING OF TRADITIONAL AMERICAN HISTORY.

    Section 2351 (20 U.S.C. 6721) is amended--
            (1) in subsection (a), in the matter preceding paragraph 
        (1), by inserting ``, State educational agencies, institutions 
        of higher education, and nonprofit organizations'' after 
        ``local educational agencies'';
            (2) in subsection (b)--
                    (A) by redesignating paragraphs (1), (2), and (3), 
                as subparagraphs (A), (B), and (C), respectively;
                    (B) by striking ``Partnership.--A local'' and 
                inserting the following: ``Partnership.--''
            ``(1) Local educational agency.--A local''; and
                    (C) by adding at the end the following:
            ``(2) State educational agencies, institutions of higher 
        education, nonprofit organizations.--A State educational 
        agency, institution of higher education, or nonprofit 
        organization that receives a grant under subsection (a) shall 
        carry out activities under the grant in partnership with 1 or 
        more local educational agencies.''; and
            (3) in subsection (c)--
                    (A) by striking ``eligible to receive an'' and 
                inserting ``considered for a''; and
                    (B) by inserting ``, State educational agency, 
                institution of higher education, or nonprofit 
                organization,'' after ``local educational agency''.

SEC. 2315. APPROPRIATIONS FOR TEACHING OF TRADITIONAL AMERICAN HISTORY.

    Section 2352 (20 U.S.C. 6722) is amended to read as follows:

``SEC. 2352. AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS.

    ``(a) In General.--There are authorized to be appropriated to carry 
out this subpart such sums as may be necessary for fiscal year 2008 and 
each of the 5 succeeding fiscal years.
    ``(b) Reservation.--The Secretary may reserve not more than 3 
percent of the funds appropriated for any fiscal year under this 
subpart for national research, development, dissemination, technical 
assistance, and evaluation.''.

SEC. 2316. TEACHER INCENTIVE FUND PROGRAM; ADJUNCT TEACHER CORPS.

    Part C of title II (20 U.S.C. 6671 et seq.) is amended by adding at 
the end the following:

              ``Subpart 6--Teacher Incentive Fund Program

``SEC. 2371. PURPOSES; DEFINITIONS.

    ``(a) Purposes.--The purposes of this subpart are--
            ``(1) to assist States, local educational agencies, and 
        nonprofit organizations to develop, implement, improve, or 
        expand comprehensive performance-based compensation systems for 
        teachers and principals, especially for teachers and principals 
        in high-need schools, who raise student academic achievement 
        and close the achievement gap; and
            ``(2) to study and review performance-based compensation 
        systems for teachers and principals to evaluate their 
        effectiveness, fairness, quality, consistency, and reliability.
    ``(b) Definitions.--In this subpart:
            ``(1) Eligible entity.--The term `eligible entity' means--
                    ``(A) a local educational agency (including a 
                charter school that is a local educational agency) or a 
                consortium of such agencies;
                    ``(B) a State educational agency, or other State 
                agency designated by the chief executive of the State 
                to participate under this subpart; or
                    ``(C) a partnership of--
                            ``(i) one or more agencies described in 
                        subparagraph (A) or (B), or both; and
                            ``(ii) not less than 1 nonprofit or for-
                        profit organization.
            ``(2) High-need local educational agency.--The term `high-
        need local educational agency' has the meaning given the term 
        in section 2102.
            ``(3) High-need school.--The term `high-need school' has 
        the meaning given the term in section 2312.
            ``(4) Performance-based compensation system.--The term 
        `performance-based compensation system' means a system of 
        compensation for teachers and principals that--
                    ``(A) differentiates levels of compensation 
                primarily on the basis of measurable increases in 
                student academic achievement; and
                    ``(B) may include--
                            ``(i) differentiated levels of compensation 
                        on the basis of high-quality teachers' and 
                        principals' employment and success in hard-to-
                        staff schools or high-need subject areas; and
                            ``(ii) recognition of the skills and 
                        knowledge of teachers and principals as 
                        demonstrated through--
                                    ``(I) successful fulfillment of 
                                additional responsibilities or job 
                                functions; and
                                    ``(II) evidence of high 
                                achievement, mastery of content 
                                knowledge, and superior teaching 
                                skills.

``SEC. 2372. TEACHER INCENTIVE FUND GRANTS.

    ``(a) In General.--From the amounts appropriated to carry out this 
subpart, the Secretary is authorized to make grants on a competitive 
basis to eligible entities to develop, implement, improve, or expand 
performance-based compensation systems in participating schools.
    ``(b) Priority.--In making grants under subsection (a), the 
Secretary shall give priority to an eligible entity that concentrates 
its proposed activities on teachers and principals serving in high-need 
schools.
    ``(c) Applications.--To be eligible to receive a grant under this 
subpart, an eligible entity shall submit an application to the 
Secretary, at such time and in such manner as the Secretary may 
reasonably require, that includes--
            ``(1) a description of the performance-based compensation 
        system that the applicant proposes to develop and implement, 
        improve, or expand;
            ``(2) a description and evidence of the support and 
        commitment from teachers and principals in the targeted 
        schools, the community, and local educational agency for the 
        performance-based compensation system, including demonstration 
        of consultation with teachers and principals on the development 
        and implementation of the performance-based compensation 
        system;
            ``(3) a description of how the eligible entity will develop 
        and implement a fair, rigorous, and objective process to 
        evaluate teacher, principal, and student performance, including 
        the baseline performance against which evaluations of improved 
        performance will be made;
            ``(4) a description of the local educational agency and the 
        schools to be served by the project, including such student 
        academic achievement, demographic, and socioeconomic data as 
        the Secretary may request;
            ``(5) a description of the quality of current teachers and 
        principals in the local educational agency and the schools to 
        be served by the project and how the project will increase the 
        quality of teachers and principals in high-need schools;
            ``(6) a description of how the applicant will use grant 
        funds under this subpart in each year of the grant;
            ``(7) a description, if applicable, of how the applicant 
        will define the term `high-quality' for the purposes of section 
        2371(b)(4)(B)(i), through the use of measurable indicators; and
            ``(8) a description of the State, local, or other public or 
        private funds that will be used to supplement the grant and 
        sustain the applicant's performance-based compensation system 
        at the end of the grant period.
    ``(d) Use of Funds.--
            ``(1) In general.--An eligible entity that receives a grant 
        under this section shall use grant funds provided under this 
        subpart to develop, implement, or improve, in collaboration 
        with teachers, principals, other school administrators, and 
        members of the public, a performance-based compensation system 
        consistent with the requirements of this subpart.
            ``(2) Authorized activities.--Authorized activities under 
        this subpart include the following:
                    ``(A) Developing appraisal systems that reflect 
                clear and fair measures of teacher and principal 
                performance based on demonstrated improvements in 
                student academic achievement.
                    ``(B) Conducting outreach within the local 
                educational agency or the State to gain input on how to 
                construct the appraisal system and to develop support 
                for it.
                    ``(C) Paying, as part of a comprehensive 
                performance-based compensation system, bonuses and 
                increased salaries, so long as the grantee uses an 
                increasing share of non-Federal funds to pay these 
                monetary awards each year of the grant, to--
                            ``(i) teachers and principals who raise 
                        student academic achievement;
                            ``(ii) teachers who raise student academic 
                        achievement and either teach in high-need 
                        schools or teach subjects that are difficult to 
                        staff, or both; or
                            ``(iii) principals who both raise student 
                        academic achievement and serve in high-need 
                        schools.
    ``(e) Duration of Grants.--
            ``(1) In general.--The Secretary may make grants under this 
        section for periods of not more than 5 years.
            ``(2) Limitation.--An agency described in section 
        2371(b)(1)(A) may receive (whether individually or as part of a 
        consortium or partnership) a grant under this subpart only 
        once. Such an agency may continue to receive such grant for the 
        period of such grant, but shall not receive (whether 
        individually or as part of a consortium or partnership) any 
        other grant under this subpart.
    ``(f) Equitable Distribution.--To the extent practicable, the 
Secretary shall ensure an equitable geographic distribution of grants 
under this section.
    ``(g) Matching Requirement.--
            ``(1) In general.--Each eligible entity that receives a 
        grant under this section shall provide, from non-Federal 
        sources, an amount (which may be provided in cash or in kind) 
        to carry out the activities supported by the grant equal to--
                    ``(A) for the first year of the grant, 25 percent 
                of the amount received for that year under the grant;
                    ``(B) for the second year, 30 percent of such 
                amount;
                    ``(C) for the third year, 35 percent of such 
                amount;
                    ``(D) for the fourth year, 40 percent of such 
                amount; and
                    ``(E) for the fifth year, 50 percent of such 
                amount.
            ``(2) Waiver.--The Secretary may waive all or part of the 
        matching requirement described in paragraph (1) for any fiscal 
        year for an eligible entity described in section 2371(b)(1)(A) 
        if that eligible entity is a high-need local educational 
        agency, a consortium of high-need local educational agencies, 
        or a charter school that is a high-need local educational 
        agency and the Secretary determines that applying the matching 
        requirement to such eligible entity would result in serious 
        hardship or an inability to carry out the activities described 
        in subsection (d).
    ``(h) Supplement, Not Supplant.--Grant funds provided under this 
section shall be used to supplement, not supplant, other Federal or 
State funds.

``SEC. 2373. EVALUATION.

    ``(a) In General.--The Secretary shall, through grant or contract, 
carry out an independent evaluation of the program under this subpart.
    ``(b) Content.--The evaluation shall measure--
            ``(1) the effectiveness of the program in improving student 
        academic achievement;
            ``(2) the satisfaction of the participating teachers or 
        principals; and
            ``(3) the extent to which the program assisted the eligible 
        entities in recruiting and retaining high-quality teachers and 
        principals, especially in hard-to-staff subject areas.

``SEC. 2374. AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS.

    ``(a) In General.--There are authorized to be appropriated to carry 
out this subpart $200,000,000 for fiscal year 2008 and such sums as may 
be necessary for each of the succeeding 5 fiscal years.
    ``(b) Reservation.--The Secretary may reserve not more than 3 
percent of the funds appropriated to carry out this subpart for any 1 
fiscal year for the cost of the evaluation under section 2373 and for 
technical assistance and program outreach.

                   ``Subpart 7--Adjunct Teacher Corps

``SEC. 2381. PURPOSE; DEFINITIONS.

    ``(a) Purpose.--The purpose of this subpart is to create 
opportunities for professionals and other individuals with subject-
matter expertise to teach secondary-school courses in the core academic 
subjects, particularly mathematics, science, and critical foreign 
languages, on an adjunct basis.
    ``(b) Definitions.--In this subpart:
            ``(1) Adjunct teacher.--The term `adjunct teacher' means a 
        teacher who--
                    ``(A) possesses, at a minimum, a bachelor's degree; 
                and
                    ``(B) has demonstrated expertise in the subject 
                matter the teacher teaches by having met the 
                requirements of section 9101(23)(B)(ii).
            ``(2) Critical foreign language.--The term `critical 
        foreign language' means a foreign language considered most 
        critical to ensure future United States national security and 
        economic prosperity, as determined by the Secretary.
            ``(3) Eligible entity.--The term `eligible entity' means--
                    ``(A) a local educational agency;
                    ``(B) a nonprofit or for-profit organization; or
                    ``(C) a partnership consisting of the entities 
                described in subparagraphs (A) and (B).
            ``(4) Secondary school course.--The term `secondary school 
        course' means a course in 1 of the core academic subjects (as 
        that term is defined in section 9101(11)) provided to students 
        in grades 6 through 12.

``SEC. 2382. PROGRAM AUTHORIZED.

    ``(a) Program Authorized.--The Secretary shall award grants, on a 
competitive basis, to eligible entities to recruit, train, and place 
well-qualified individuals to serve as adjunct teachers in secondary-
school courses in the core academic subjects.
    ``(b) Highly Qualified.--Notwithstanding any other provision of 
law, for the purposes of this subpart, an adjunct teacher serving 
pursuant to this subpart shall be considered a highly qualified 
teacher.
    ``(c) Duration of Grants.--The Secretary may award grants under 
this subpart for a period of not more than 5 years.
    ``(d) Priorities.--In awarding grants under this subpart, the 
Secretary shall give priority to eligible entities that propose to--
            ``(1) serve local educational agencies that have a large 
        number or percentage of students performing below grade level, 
        including local educational agencies that are not making 
        adequate yearly progress under section 1111(b)(2);
            ``(2) recruit, train, and provide schools adjunct teachers 
        of mathematics, science, or critical foreign languages; and
            ``(3) recruit adjunct teachers to serve in schools that 
        have an insufficient number of teachers with demonstrated 
        expertise in the subjects the adjunct teachers will teach.
    ``(e) Application.--To be considered for a grant under this 
subpart, an eligible entity shall submit an application to the 
Secretary at such time, in such manner, and containing such information 
as the Secretary may reasonably require, including--
            ``(1) a description of the need for using adjunct teachers 
        in the participating schools, which may include information on 
        the difficulty participating schools face in recruiting 
        qualified faculty and the achievement levels of students in 
        those schools;
            ``(2) the goals and objectives for the project, including 
        the number of adjunct teachers the eligible entity intends to 
        place in classrooms;
            ``(3) how the eligible entity will recruit qualified 
        individuals and appropriate public and private institutions to 
        participate in the program;
            ``(4) the participating schools and grade levels at which, 
        and the subjects in which, the eligible entity proposes to have 
        the adjunct teachers teach;
            ``(5) how the eligible entity will use funds received under 
        this subpart, including how the eligible entity will evaluate 
        the success of its program; and
            ``(6) how the eligible entity will ensure that low-income 
        students in participating schools and local educational 
        agencies will, during the period of the grant, receive 
        instruction in the core academic subjects from a teacher with 
        demonstrated subject-matter expertise in the subject taught.
    ``(f) Use of Funds.--Each eligible entity that receives a grant 
under this section shall use the grant funds only for 1 or more of the 
following:
            ``(1) To develop the capacity of the local educational 
        agency or the State educational agency, or both, to identify, 
        recruit, and train qualified individuals outside of the 
        elementary and secondary education system (including 
        individuals in business and government, and individuals who 
        would participate through distance-learning arrangements) to 
        become adjunct teachers.
            ``(2) To provide financial incentives to adjunct teachers.
            ``(3) To reimburse outside entities for the costs 
        associated with allowing an employee to serve as an adjunct 
        teacher, except that these costs shall not exceed the total 
        cost of salary and benefits for teachers with comparable 
        experience or expertise in the local educational agency.
            ``(4) To collect and report such performance information as 
        the Secretary may require, including information needed for the 
        national evaluation conducted under subsection (h).
    ``(g) Matching Requirement.--Each eligible entity that receives a 
grant under this section shall provide matching funds, from non-Federal 
sources, in cash or in kind in an amount equal to 100 of the amount of 
the grant awarded under this section.
    ``(h) National Evaluation.--From the amount made available for any 
fiscal year under section 2383, the Secretary may reserve not more than 
3 percent for the cost to conduct an independent evaluation, by grant 
or by contract, of the adjunct teacher corps program carried out under 
this section, which shall include an assessment of the impact of the 
program on student academic achievement.
    ``(i) Program Performance.--
            ``(1) In general.--Each eligible entity receiving a grant 
        under this section shall prepare and submit to the Secretary a 
        final report on the results of the project that contains such 
        information as the Secretary may require. At a minimum, the 
        report shall include information on the academic achievement of 
        students receiving instruction from an adjunct teacher.
            ``(2) Comparison and disaggregation.--The information 
        required under this subsection shall be--
                    ``(A) reported in a manner that provides for a 
                comparison of student achievement data prior to, 
                during, and after implementation of the adjunct teacher 
                corps program; and
                    ``(B) disaggregated by race, ethnicity, disability 
                status, English proficiency, and status as economically 
                disadvantaged, except that such disaggregation shall 
                not be required in a case in which the number of 
                students in a category is insufficient to yield 
                statistically reliable information or the result would 
                reveal personally identifiable information about an 
                individual student.

``SEC. 2383. AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS.

    ``There are authorized to be appropriated to carry out this subpart 
$25,000,000 for fiscal year 2008 and such sums as may be necessary for 
each of the 5 succeeding fiscal years.''.

             PART D--ENHANCING EDUCATION THROUGH TECHNOLOGY

SEC. 2401. AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS.

    Section 2404 (20 U.S.C. 6754) is amended--
            (1) in subsection (a), by striking ``2002'' and inserting 
        ``2008;''
            (2) in subsection (b)--
                    (A) in paragraph (1), by striking ``98'' and 
                inserting ``99''; and
                    (B) in paragraph (2), by striking ``2'' and 
                inserting ``1'';
            (3) by striking subsection (c); and
            (4) by redesignating subsection (d) as subsection (c).

SEC. 2402. ALLOTMENT AND REALLOTMENT.

    Section 2411 (20 U.S.C. 6761) is amended--
            (1) in subsection (a)(1)--
                    (A) in subparagraph (A), by striking ``Bureau of 
                Indian Affairs;'' and inserting ``Department of the 
                Interior; and'';
                    (B) in subparagraph (B), by striking ``; and'' and 
                inserting a period; and
                    (C) by striking subparagraph (C);
            (2) in subsection (d), by striking ``Bureau of Indian 
        Affairs'' and inserting ``Department of the Interior''.

SEC. 2403. APPLICATIONS.

    Section 2413(b)(13) (20 U.S.C. 6763(b)(13)) is amended by striking 
``by December 31, 2006''.

SEC. 2404. LOCAL ACTIVITIES.

    Section 2416 (20 U.S.C. 6766) is amended--
            (1) by striking subsection (a); and
            (2) in subsection (b)--
                    (A) by striking ``(b) Other
                Activities.--'' and all that follows through ``the 
                following:'' and inserting the following:
    ``A recipient of funds made available by a State educational agency 
under section 2412(a)(2) shall use such funds to carry out activities 
consistent with this subpart, which may include the following:
            ``(1) Providing professional development in the integration 
        of advanced technologies, including emerging technologies, into 
        curricula and instruction and in using those technologies to 
        create new learning environments, such as professional 
        development in the use of technology--
                    ``(A) to access data and resources to develop 
                curricula and instructional materials;
                    ``(B) to enable teachers--
                            ``(i) to use the Internet and other 
                        technology to communicate with parents, other 
                        teachers, principals, and administrators; and
                            ``(ii) to retrieve Internet-based learning 
                        resources; and
                    ``(C) to lead to improvements in classroom 
                instruction in the core academic subjects, that 
                effectively prepare students to meet challenging State 
                academic content standards, including increasing 
                student technology literacy, and student academic 
                achievement standards.''; and
                    (B) by redesignating paragraphs (1) through (10), 
                as paragraphs (2) through (11), respectively.

SEC. 2405. NATIONAL TECHNOLOGY ACTIVITIES.

    Section 2421 (20 U.S.C. 6771) is amended--
            (1) by striking subsections (a) and (b); and
            (2) in subsection (c), by striking ``Technical 
        Assistance.--''.

SEC. 2406. NATIONAL EDUCATION TECHNOLOGY PLAN.

    Section 2422(a) (20 U.S.C. 6772(a)) is amended by striking ``2001'' 
and inserting ``2007''.

SEC. 2407. READY-TO-LEARN TELEVISION.

    Section 2431 (20 U.S.C. 6775) is amended--
            (1) in subsection (a)--
                    (A) in paragraph (1)(E)(ii), by striking ``Even 
                Start providers,'';
                    (B) in paragraph (2), by striking ``Even Start 
                providers,''; and
                    (C) in paragraph (4)(B), by striking ``and Even 
                Start,''; and
            (2) in subsection (e)(1), by striking ``2002'' and 
        inserting ``2008''.

  TITLE III--LANGUAGE INSTRUCTION FOR LIMITED ENGLISH PROFICIENT AND 
                           IMMIGRANT CHILDREN

SEC. 3101. AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS.

    Section 3001 (20 U.S.C. 6801 et seq.) is amended to read as 
follows:

``SEC. 3001. AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS.

    ``There are authorized to be appropriated to carry out this title 
$750,000,000 for fiscal year 2008 and such sums as may be necessary for 
each of the 5 succeeding fiscal years.''.

    PART A--ENGLISH LANGUAGE ACQUISITION, LANGUAGE ENHANCEMENT, AND 
                        ACADEMIC ACHIEVEMENT ACT

SEC. 3111. PURPOSES.

    Section 3102 (20 U.S.C. 6812) is amended--
            (1) by striking paragraph (7); and
            (2) by redesignating paragraphs (8) and (9) as paragraphs 
        (7) and (8), respectively.

 Subpart 1--Grants and Subgrants for English Language Acquisition and 
                          Language Enhancement

SEC. 3115. FORMULA GRANTS TO STATES.

    (a) In General.--Section 3111 (20 U.S.C. 6821) is amended--
            (1) in subsection (b)(2)(A), by inserting ``teachers and 
        other'' after ``that assist''; and
            (2) in subsection (c)--
                    (A) in paragraph (1)--
                            (i) by striking ``3001(a)'' and inserting 
                        ``3001'';
                            (ii) in subparagraph (B), by inserting 
                        ``and'' after the semicolon at the end;
                            (iii) in subparagraph (C)--
                                    (I) by striking ``3303'' both 
                                places such term appears and inserting 
                                ``3203''; and
                                    (II) by striking ``; and'' and 
                                inserting a period; and
                            (iv) by striking subparagraph (D);
                    (B) by striking paragraph (2);
                    (C) by redesignating paragraphs (3) and (4) as 
                paragraphs (2) and (3), respectively;
                    (D) in paragraph (2)(A), as redesignated by 
                subparagraph (C), by striking ``3001(a)'' and inserting 
                ``3001''; and
                    (E) by striking paragraph (3), as redesignated by 
                subparagraph (C), and inserting the following:
            ``(3) Use of data for determinations.--In making State 
        allotments under paragraph (2), for the purpose of determining 
        the number of limited English proficient children in a State 
        and in all States, and the number of immigrant children and 
        youth in a State and in all States, for each fiscal year, the 
        Secretary shall use the data available from the American 
        Community Survey available from the Department of Commerce.''.
    (b) Conforming Amendments.--Section 3114 (20 U.S.C. 6824) is 
amended--
            (1) in subsection (a), by striking ``3111(c)(3)'' and 
        inserting ``3111(c)(2)''; and
            (2) in subsection (d)(1), by striking ``3111(c)(3)'' and 
        inserting ``3111(c)(2)''.

SEC. 3116. SUBGRANTS TO ELIGIBLE ENTITIES.

    Section 3115(e)(1)(B) (20 U.S.C. 6825(e)(1)(B)) is amended by 
inserting ``teachers and other'' after ``support for''.

SEC. 3117. LOCAL PLANS.

    Section 3116(d)(1) (20 U.S.C. 6826(d)(1)) is amended by striking 
``3302'' and inserting ``3202''.

              Subpart 2--Accountability and Administration

SEC. 3121. EVALUATIONS.

    Section 3121(c)(1) (20 U.S.C. 6841(c)(1)) is amended by inserting 
``number and'' after ``(including the''.

SEC. 3122. ACHIEVEMENT OBJECTIVES AND ACCOUNTABILITY.

    Section 3122(a)(3) (20 U.S.C. 6842(a)(3)) is amended--
            (1) in subparagraph (A)--
                    (A) in clause (i), by striking ``or'' and inserting 
                ``and''; and
                    (B) in clause (ii), by striking ``or'' and 
                inserting ``and''; and
            (2) in subparagraph (B), by striking ``number or'' and 
        inserting ``number and''.

SEC. 3123. REPORTING REQUIREMENTS.

    Section 3123(b) (20 U.S.C. 6843(b)) is amended--
            (1) in the matter preceding paragraph (1), by striking 
        ``the Workforce'' and inserting ``Labor''; and
            (2) in paragraph (5), by striking ``, and an estimate of 
        the number of such teachers that will be needed for the 
        succeeding 5 fiscal years''.

                       PART B--GENERAL PROVISIONS

SEC. 3201. IMPROVING LANGUAGE INSTRUCTION EDUCATIONAL PROGRAMS.

    Part B of title III (20 U.S.C. 6891 et seq.) is repealed.

SEC. 3202. GENERAL PROVISIONS.

    Title III (20 U.S.C. 6801 et seq.) is amended--
            (1) by redesignating part C as part B;
            (2) by redesignating sections 3301, 3302, 3303, and 3304 as 
        sections 3201, 3202, 3203, and 3204, respectively; and
            (3) in section 3201, as redesignated by paragraph (2)--
                    (A) by striking paragraphs (3), (4), (5), and (7); 
                and
                    (B) by redesignating paragraphs (6), (8), (9), 
                (10), (11), (12), (13), (14), and (15), as paragraphs 
                (3), (4), (5), (6), (7), (8), (9), (10), and (11), 
                respectively.

                     TITLE IV--21ST CENTURY SCHOOLS

           PART A--SAFE AND DRUG-FREE SCHOOLS AND COMMUNITIES

SEC. 4101. SAFE AND DRUG-FREE SCHOOLS AND COMMUNITIES.

    Part A of title IV (20 U.S.C. 7101 et seq.) is amended--
            (1) by striking section 4002 and inserting the following:

``SEC. 4002. PURPOSE.

    ``The purpose of this part is to provide financial and technical 
assistance to State educational agencies, local educational agencies, 
and communities for programs that emphasize scientific research and 
best practices and--
            ``(1) prevent violence and illegal use of alcohol, tobacco, 
        and drugs;
            ``(2) foster a safe, secure, healthy, and drug-free 
        learning environment that supports student achievement to high 
        academic standards; and
            ``(3) strengthen emergency-management planning.'';
            (2) in section 4003, by striking ``2002'' both places such 
        term appears and inserting ``2008'';
            (3) by striking section 4111(a)(2) and inserting the 
        following:
            ``(2) Other reservations.--From the amount made available 
        under section 4003(2) to carry out subpart 2 for each fiscal 
        year, the Secretary may reserve not more than $2,000,000 for 
        the national impact evaluation required by section 4122(a).'';
            (4) in section 4112--
                    (A) by striking subsection (b)(2) and inserting the 
                following:
            ``(2) State administration costs.--A State educational 
        agency may use not more than 3 percent of the amount made 
        available to the State under section 4111(b) for each fiscal 
        year less the amount reserved under subsection (a) of this 
        section, for State educational agency administrative costs, 
        including the implementation of the uniform management 
        information and reporting system as provided for under 
        subsection (c)(3).''; and
                    (B) in subsection (c)--
                            (i) in paragraph (2)(D)--
                                    (I) in clause (ii), by striking 
                                ``and'' after the semicolon;
                                    (II) in clause (iii), by striking 
                                the period at the end and inserting ``; 
                                and''; and
                                    (III) by adding at the end the 
                                following:
                            ``(iv) training, technical assistance, and 
                        financial assistance to prepare for, prevent, 
                        mitigate, respond to, and recover from violent 
                        or traumatic events or natural disasters and to 
                        restore the learning environment in the event 
                        of a crisis or emergency.''; and
                            (ii) in paragraph (3)(B)--
                                    (I) in the matter preceding clause 
                                (i), by striking ``subparagraphs (A) 
                                and (B) of'';
                                    (II) in clause (iii), by striking 
                                ``and'' after the semicolon; and
                                    (III) in clause (iv), by striking 
                                the period at the end and inserting ``; 
                                and'';
                            ``(v) the state of preparedness of schools 
                        to respond appropriately in the event of an 
                        emergency.'';
            (5) in section 4113--
                    (A) in subsection (a)--
                            (i) in paragraph (3), by inserting ``the 
                        head of the State agency for homeland security, 
                        the head of the State emergency-management 
                        agency,'' after ``designees,''; and
                            (ii) in paragraph (9)--
                                    (I) by inserting ``comprehensive'' 
                                after ``results of a'';
                                    (II) by inserting ``and school 
                                safety and security programs'' after 
                                ``violence prevention programs'';
                                    (III) by striking ``ongoing State 
                                evaluation activities, including data 
                                on'' and inserting ``objective data, 
                                which may include''; and
                                    (IV) by striking subparagraph (D) 
                                and inserting the following:
                    ``(D) an inventory of the presence of threats to 
                school safety and security from a variety of potential 
                hazards;''; and
                    (B) in subsection (b), by striking ``2002'' both 
                places such term appears and inserting ``2008'';
            (6) in section 4114--
                    (A) in subsection (c)(1)(A), by inserting ``and 
                emergency management planning'' after 
                ``professionals)''; and
                    (B) in subsection (d)--
                            (i) in paragraph (2), in the matter 
                        preceding subparagraph (A), by inserting ``and 
                        school safety and security programs'' after 
                        ``violence prevention''; and
                            (ii) by striking paragraph (7)(D) and 
                        inserting the following:
                    ``(D) a crisis and emergency management plan for 
                responding and recovering from crises arising from 
                violent or traumatic events or natural disasters and 
                for restoring the learning environment in the event of 
                a crisis or emergency; and'';
            (7) in section 4115--
                    (A) in subsection (a)(1)--
                            (i) by redesignating subparagraphs (C), 
                        (D), and (E), as subparagraphs (D), (E), and 
                        (F), respectively;
                            (ii) by inserting after subparagraph (B) 
                        the following:
                    ``(C) be based on assessment of objective data 
                regarding the state of preparedness of schools and 
                communities to be served by the program to respond 
                appropriately in the event of an emergency and an 
                inventory of the presence of threats to school safety 
                and security from potential hazards;''; and
                            (iii) by striking subparagraph (D) (as 
                        redesignated by clause (i)) and inserting the 
                        following:
                    ``(D) reflect, to the extent practicable, 
                scientifically based research, or in the absence of a 
                strong research base, reflect best practices in the 
                field;''; and
                    (B) in subsection (b)--
                            (i) in paragraph (1)(C)--
                                    (I) in clause (i), by striking 
                                ``and'' after the semicolon; and
                                    (II) by adding at the end the 
                                following:
                            ``(iii) prepare for, prevent, mitigate, 
                        respond to, and recover from crises arising 
                        from violent or traumatic events and natural 
                        disasters and to restore the learning 
                        environment in the event of a crisis or 
                        emergency; and''; and
                            (ii) in paragraph (2)--
                                    (I) by redesignating subparagraph 
                                (F) as subparagraph (G); and
                                    (II) by inserting after 
                                subparagraph (E) the following:
                    ``(F) Activities for emergency management 
                planning.'';
            (8) in section 4116(a)(1), by striking ``2003'' and 
        inserting ``2009'';
            (9) in section 4121(a)(5), by inserting ``and emergency 
        management planning activities'' after ``violence prevention 
        programs'';
            (10) in section 4122(c), by striking ``2003'' and inserting 
        ``2009'';
            (11) by striking section 4130 ; and
            (12) by striking section 4155.

 PART B--21ST CENTURY COMMUNITY LEARNING CENTERS AND MENTORING PROGRAMS

SEC. 4201. 21ST CENTURY COMMUNITY LEARNING CENTERS.

    Part B of title IV (20 U.S.C. 7171 et seq.) is amended--
            (1) in the part heading, by inserting ``AND MENTORING 
        PROGRAMS'' after ``CENTERS'';
            (2) by inserting before section 4201 the following:

        ``Subpart 1--21st Century Community Learning Centers'';

            (3) in section 4201--
                    (A) in subsection (a)--
                            (i) by striking ``part'' and inserting 
                        ``subpart''; and
                            (ii) in paragraph (1), by striking ``and 
                        mathematics'' and inserting ``or language arts, 
                        mathematics, and science''; and
                    (B) in subsection (b)--
                            (i) by striking ``part'' and inserting 
                        ``subpart'';
                            (ii) in paragraph (1)(A), by striking ``and 
                        mathematics'' and inserting ``or language arts, 
                        mathematics, and science'';
                            (iii) by striking paragraph (2); and
                            (iv) by redesignating paragraphs (3) and 
                        (4) as paragraphs (2) and (3), respectively;
            (4) in section 4202--
                    (A) in subsection (a)--
                            (i) by striking ``part'' each place the 
                        term appears and inserting ``subpart'';
                            (ii) by striking paragraph (1);
                            (iii) by redesignating paragraphs (2) and 
                        (3) as paragraphs (1) and (2), respectively; 
                        and
                            (iv) in paragraph (2) (as redesignated by 
                        clause (iii)), by striking ``Bureau of Indian 
                        Affairs'' and inserting ``Department of the 
                        Interior'';
                    (B) in subsection (b)(2), by striking ``part'' and 
                inserting ``subpart''; and
                    (C) in subsection (c)--
                            (i) by striking ``part'' each place the 
                        term appears and inserting ``subpart''; and
                            (ii) in paragraph (2), by inserting ``(C)'' 
                        before ``supervising'';
            (5) in section 4203--
                    (A) in subsection (a), by striking ``part'' each 
                place the term appears and inserting ``subpart'';
                    (B) in subsection (b), by striking ``part'' and 
                inserting ``subpart''; and
                    (C) in subsection (d), by striking ``this part'' 
                and inserting ``this subpart'';
            (6) in section 4204--
                    (A) in subsection (a), by striking ``part'' both 
                places the term appears and inserting ``subpart'';
                    (B) in subsection (b), by striking ``part'' each 
                place the term appears and inserting ``subpart'';
                    (C) in subsection (c), by striking ``part'' and 
                inserting ``subpart'';
                    (D) in subsection (d), by striking ``part'' both 
                places the term appears and inserting ``subpart'';
                    (E) in subsection (f), by striking ``part'' and 
                inserting ``subpart'';
                    (F) in subsection (g), by striking ``part'' and 
                inserting ``subpart'';
                    (G) in subsection (h), by striking ``part'' and 
                inserting ``subpart''; and
                    (H) in subsection (i)--
                            (i) by striking ``this part'' and inserting 
                        ``this subpart'';
                            (ii) in paragraph (1)(A), by striking ``as 
                        in need of improvement'' and inserting ``for 
                        school improvement or restructuring''; and
                            (iii) by striking paragraph (1)(B)(ii) and 
                        inserting the following:
                            ``(ii) community-based organization or 
                        other public or private entity, including a 
                        provider of supplemental educational 
                        services.'';
            (7) in section 4205--
                    (A) by striking ``part'' both places the term 
                appears and inserting ``subpart''; and
                    (B) by striking subsection (a)(2) and inserting the 
                following:
            ``(2) mathematics, science, and reading or language arts 
        activities;''; and
            (8) in section 4206, by striking ``to be'' and all that 
        follows through the period and inserting the following: ``to be 
        appropriated to carry out this subpart, $2,500,000,000 for 
        fiscal year 2008 and such sums as may be necessary for each of 
        the 5 succeeding fiscal years.''.

SEC. 4202. MENTORING PROGRAMS.

    Part B of title IV (20 U.S.C. 7171 et seq.), as amended by section 
4201, is further amended by adding at the end the following:

                    ``Subpart 2--Mentoring Programs

``SEC. 4221. PURPOSE; DEFINITIONS.

    ``(a) Purpose.--The purpose of this subpart is to make assistance 
available to promote mentoring programs for children with greatest 
need--
            ``(1) to assist such children in receiving support and 
        guidance from a mentor;
            ``(2) to improve the academic outcomes of such children by 
        improving student academic performance and decreasing student 
        absenteeism;
            ``(3) to improve interpersonal relationships between such 
        children and their peers, teachers, other adults, and family 
        members;
            ``(4) to reduce the dropout rate and raise the high school 
        graduation rate of such children;
            ``(5) to reduce juvenile delinquency and involvement in 
        gangs by such children; and
            ``(6) to foster character education.
    ``(b) Definitions.--In this subpart:
            ``(1) Child with greatest need.--The term `child with 
        greatest need' means a child who is at risk of educational 
        failure, dropping out of school, or involvement in criminal or 
        delinquent activities, or who lacks strong positive role 
        models.
            ``(2) Eligible entity.--The term `eligible entity' means --
                    ``(A) a local educational agency;
                    ``(B) a nonprofit, community-based organization; or
                    ``(C) a partnership between 1 or more local 
                educational agencies and nonprofit, community-based 
                organizations, and other partners such as businesses 
                and institutions of higher education.
            ``(3) Mentor.--The term `mentor' means a responsible adult, 
        a postsecondary school student, or a secondary school student, 
        who works with a child--
                    ``(A) to provide a positive role model for the 
                child;
                    ``(B) to establish a supportive relationship with 
                the child; and
                    ``(C) to provide the child with academic assistance 
                and exposure to new experiences and examples of 
                opportunity that enhance the ability of the child to 
                become a responsible and successful adult.
            ``(4) State.--The term `State' means each of the several 
        States, the District of Columbia, the Commonwealth of Puerto 
        Rico, the United States Virgin Islands, Guam, American Samoa, 
        and the Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands.

``SEC. 4222. GRANTS TO ELIGIBLE ENTITIES.

    ``(a) In General.--From the amounts appropriated to carry out this 
subpart, the Secretary is authorized to make grants, on a competitive 
basis, to eligible entities to assist such entities in establishing and 
supporting mentoring programs and activities for children with greatest 
need that meet the following:
            ``(1) Such programs and activities are designed to link 
        such children (particularly children living in rural areas, 
        areas with high rates of gang involvement, areas with high 
        rates of drug use, areas with low high school graduation rates, 
        high-crime areas, or troubled home environments, or children 
        experiencing educational failure) with mentors who--
                    ``(A) have received training and support in 
                mentoring;
                    ``(B) have been screened using appropriate 
                reference checks, child and domestic abuse record 
                checks, and criminal background checks; and
                    ``(C) are interested in working with children with 
                greatest need.
            ``(2) Such programs and activities are intended to achieve 
        1 or more of the following goals with respect to children with 
        greatest need:
                    ``(A) Promote personal and social responsibility 
                and encourage participation in community service and 
                community activities.
                    ``(B) Increase school attendance, and enhance the 
                ability to benefit from, elementary and secondary 
                education.
                    ``(C) Discourage illegal use of drugs and alcohol, 
                violence, use of dangerous weapons, promiscuous 
                behavior, and other criminal, harmful, or potentially 
                harmful activity.
                    ``(D) Encourage setting goals and planning for the 
                future, including encouragement of graduation from 
                secondary school and planning for postsecondary 
                education or training.
                    ``(E) Discourage involvement in gangs.
    ``(b) Applications.--To be eligible to receive a grant under this 
subpart, an eligible entity shall submit an application to the 
Secretary, at such time and in such manner as the Secretary may 
reasonably require, that includes--
            ``(1) a description of the plan for the mentoring program 
        the eligible entity proposes to carry out with such grant;
            ``(2) information on the children expected to be served by 
        the mentoring program for which such grant is sought;
            ``(3) a description of the mechanism the eligible entity 
        will use to match children with mentors based on the needs of 
        the children;
            ``(4) an assurance that each mentor will be assigned to no 
        more than 3 children, and that when assigned more than 1 child 
        an assurance that such assignment will not undermine a mentor's 
        ability to be an effective mentor or to establish a close 
        relationship with each mentored child;
            ``(5) an assurance that the mentoring program will provide 
        children with a variety of experiences and support, including 
        emotional support and academic assistance;
            ``(6) an assurance that the mentoring program will be 
        monitored to ensure that each child assigned a mentor benefits 
        from that assignment and that the child will be assigned a new 
        mentor if the relationship between the original mentor and the 
        child is not beneficial to the child;
            ``(7) information regarding how mentors and children will 
        be recruited to the mentoring program;
            ``(8) information regarding how prospective mentors will be 
        screened;
            ``(9) information on the training that will be provided to 
        mentors;
            ``(10) information on the system that the eligible entity 
        will use to manage and monitor information relating to the 
        mentoring program's--
                    ``(A) reference checks;
                    ``(B) child and domestic abuse record checks;
                    ``(C) criminal background checks; and
                    ``(D) procedure for matching children with mentors;
            ``(11) information regarding the staffing plan and levels 
        the eligible entity will use to monitor the mentor and mentee 
        match during the duration of such match; and
            ``(12) information regarding the eligible entity's plan for 
        program sustainability and specifically information regarding 
        how the eligible entity will meet the matching requirement for 
        non-Federal funds under subsection (i).
    ``(c) Priority.--In awarding grants under this subpart, the 
Secretary shall give priority to an eligible entity that--
            ``(1) serves children with greatest need living in rural 
        areas, high-crime areas, or troubled home environments, or who 
        attend schools with violence problems; or
            ``(2) provides high-quality background screening of 
        mentors, training of mentors, and technical assistance in 
        carrying out mentoring programs.
    ``(d) Other Considerations.--In awarding grants under this subpart, 
the Secretary shall also consider--
            ``(1) the degree to which the location of the mentoring 
        program proposed by each eligible entity contributes to a fair 
        distribution of mentoring programs with respect to urban and 
        rural locations;
            ``(2) the quality of the mentoring program proposed by each 
        eligible entity, including--
                    ``(A) the resources, if any, the eligible entity 
                will dedicate to providing children with opportunities 
                for job training or postsecondary education;
                    ``(B) the degree to which parents, teachers, 
                community-based organizations, and the local community 
                have participated, or will participate, in the design 
                and implementation of the proposed mentoring program;
                    ``(C) the degree to which the eligible entity can 
                ensure that mentors will develop longstanding 
                relationships with the children they mentor; and
                    ``(D) the degree to which the mentoring program 
                will serve children with the greatest need in the 4th 
                through 8th grades and continue to serve children 
                through graduation from secondary school, as needed; 
                and
            ``(3) the capability of each eligible entity to effectively 
        implement its mentoring program and sustain such program for 
        the duration of the grant period and beyond.
    ``(e) Grant to Each State.--Notwithstanding any other provision of 
this subpart, in awarding grants under this section, the Secretary 
shall select not less than 1 grant recipient from each State for which 
there is an eligible entity that submits an application of sufficient 
quality pursuant to subsection (b).
    ``(f) Subsequent Grants.--In awarding grants under this section, 
the Secretary shall consider eligible entities that have received a 
grant under this section in a prior grant cycle for a new grant only if 
the eligible entity meets the following criteria:
            ``(1) The Secretary determines that performance of the 
        eligible entity during the initial grant period was 
        satisfactory in terms of program design, implementation of the 
        program, and the number of children served.
            ``(2) The proposed subsequent grant will exclusively 
        support expanded services to a new geographic area or target 
        population.
            ``(3) The eligible entity demonstrates that it will provide 
        from non-Federal sources an amount to carry out the activities 
        supported by the grant equal to not less than 50 percent of the 
        amount received under the grant for each of the 3 years of the 
        grant period.
    ``(g) Use of Funds.--
            ``(1) In general.--Each eligible entity that receives a 
        grant under this subpart shall use the grant funds for 
        activities that establish or implement a mentoring program, 
        that shall include 1 or more of the following:
                    ``(A) Hiring of mentoring coordinators and support 
                staff.
                    ``(B) Providing for the professional development of 
                mentoring coordinators and support staff.
                    ``(C) Recruitment, screening, and training of 
                mentors.
                    ``(D) Reimbursement to schools, if appropriate, for 
                the use of school materials or supplies in carrying out 
                the mentoring program.
                    ``(E) Dissemination of outreach materials.
                    ``(F) Evaluation of the mentoring program using 
                scientifically based methods.
                    ``(G) Such other activities as the Secretary may 
                reasonably prescribe by rule.
            ``(2) Prohibited uses.--Notwithstanding paragraph (1), an 
        eligible entity awarded a grant under this subpart may not use 
        the grant funds--
                    ``(A) to directly compensate mentors;
                    ``(B) to obtain educational or other materials or 
                equipment that would otherwise be used in the ordinary 
                course of the eligible entity's operations; or
                    ``(C) to support litigation of any kind.
    ``(h) Availability of Funds.--Funds made available through a grant 
under this section shall be available for obligation for a period not 
to exceed 3 years.
    ``(i) Matching Requirement.--
            ``(1) In general.--Each eligible entity that receives a 
        grant under this section shall provide from non-Federal sources 
        an amount to carry out the activities supported by the grant 
        equal to or greater than--
                    ``(A) 10 percent of the amount received under the 
                grant for the first year of the grant;
                    ``(B) 25 percent of the amount received under the 
                grant for the second year of the grant; and
                    ``(C) 50 percent of the amount received under the 
                grant for the third year of the grant.
            ``(2) Subsequent grants.--An eligible entity that has 
        received a grant under this section in a prior grant cycle 
        shall for any subsequent grant awarded under this section 
        provide from non-Federal sources an amount to carry out the 
        activities supported by the grant equal to not less than 50 
        percent of the amount received under the grant for each of the 
        3 years of the grant period.

``SEC. 4223. ENSURING QUALITY GRANTS.

    ``(a) Model Screening Guidelines.--
            ``(1) In general.--Based on model screening guidelines 
        developed by the Office of Juvenile Programs of the Department 
        of Justice, the Secretary shall develop and distribute to each 
        eligible entity awarded a grant under this subpart specific 
        model guidelines for the screening of mentors who seek to 
        participate in mentoring programs assisted under this subpart.
            ``(2) Background checks.--The guidelines developed under 
        this subsection shall include, at a minimum, a requirement that 
        potential mentors be subject to reference checks, child and 
        domestic abuse record checks, and criminal background checks.
    ``(b) Support for Grantees.--In order to ensure the strongest 
possible outcomes for children mentored under this subpart, the 
Secretary shall--
            ``(1) provide technical assistance to grant recipients, 
        beginning in year 1 and continuing throughout the duration of 
        the grant;
            ``(2) track the mentoring practices and outcomes of all 
        grant recipients throughout the 3-year duration of the grant; 
        and
            ``(3) provide an annual report on the implementation of the 
        program assisted under this subpart to Congress detailing the 
        number of children served by grant recipients and the outcomes 
        achieved for those children.
    ``(c) Research on School-Based Mentoring.--In order to ensure that 
grant recipients assisted under this subpart have access to the most 
current research-based information about building and carrying out 
strong and effective mentoring programs, the Secretary shall--
            ``(1) consult with leading mentoring organizations and 
        researchers, including the Federal Mentoring Council and the 
        National Mentoring Working Group, to determine priorities for 
        research on school-based mentoring and appropriate research 
        design, with consideration for--
                    ``(A) determining the ideal school environments in 
                which school-based mentoring succeeds;
                    ``(B) identifying techniques for matching children 
                with specific characteristics (for example, age, 
                academic achievement, and student risk factors) with 
                the most appropriate mentoring models;
                    ``(C) determining the infrastructure needed to 
                foster the expansion of school-based mentoring in a 
                sustainable way; and
                    ``(D) refining best practices, match activities, 
                and a range of mentoring models to lead to the best 
                possible outcomes for children; and
            ``(2) through grant or contract with high-quality, 
        independent research entities conduct research on the 
        priorities identified in paragraph (1), and ensure that all 
        research results and findings are widely disseminated to 
        grantees assisted under this subpart and to the larger 
        mentoring community.

``SEC. 4224. AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS.

    ``(a) In General.--There are authorized to be appropriated to carry 
out this subpart such sums as may be necessary for each of the fiscal 
years 2008 through 2013.
    ``(b) Reservations.--The Secretary may reserve not more than 8 
percent of the funds appropriated to carry out this subpart for each 
fiscal year for the costs of technical assistance and research under 
subsections (b) and (c) of section 4223.''.

  TITLE V--PROMOTING INFORMED PARENTAL CHOICE AND INNOVATIVE PROGRAMS

                      PART A--INNOVATIVE PROGRAMS

SEC. 5101. STATE USES OF FUNDS.

    Section 5121 (20 U.S.C. 7213) is amended--
            (1) by striking paragraph (7); and
            (2) by redesignating paragraph (8) as paragraph (7).

SEC. 5102. STATE APPLICATIONS.

    Section 5122(a)(2) (20 U.S.C. 7213a(a)(2)) is amended by striking 
``Provision of'' and inserting ``An assurance that the State 
educational agency will provide for''.

SEC. 5103. LOCAL USES OF FUNDS.

    (a) Local Uses of Funds.--Section 5131 (20 U.S.C. 7215) is 
amended--
            (1) in subsection (a)--
                    (A) in paragraph (1), by striking ``to reduce class 
                size, especially in the early grades,'' and inserting 
                ``, including to reduce class size, especially in the 
                early grades, performance- or merit-based pay systems 
                and strategies that provide differential and bonus pay 
                for teachers in high-need academic subjects such as 
                reading, mathematics, and science and teachers in high-
                poverty schools and local educational agencies,'';
                    (B) by striking paragraphs (19) and (26);
                    (C) by redesignating paragraphs (20), (21), (22), 
                (23), (24), (25), and (27), as paragraphs (19), (20), 
                (21), (22), (23), (24), and (25), respectively; and
                    (D) in paragraph (25), as redesignated by 
                subparagraph (C), by striking ``1116(e)'' and inserting 
                ``1116(d)''; and
            (2) by striking subsection (c).
    (b) Local Applications.--Section 5133(b) (20 U.S.C. 7215b) is 
amended--
            (1) in paragraph (2), by striking ``subparagraph (A)'' and 
        inserting ``paragraph (1)'';
            (2) in paragraph (7)--
                    (A) by striking ``Provision'' and inserting ``An 
                assurance that'';
                    (B) by striking ``for systematic'' and inserting 
                ``systematic''; and
                    (C) by inserting ``will occur'' before ``with 
                parents''; and
            (3) in paragraph (9), by striking ``5131(a)(23)'' and 
        inserting ``5131(a)(22)''.

SEC. 5104. PARTICIPATION OF CHILDREN ENROLLED IN PRIVATE SCHOOLS.

    Section 5142(i) (20 U.S.C. 7217a(i)) is amended to read as follows:
    ``(i) Prior Determination.--Any bypass determination in effect 
under this part on the day preceding the date of enactment of the No 
Child Left Behind Act of 2007 shall, to the extent consistent with the 
purposes of this part, apply to programs under this part.''.

SEC. 5105. DEFINITIONS.

    Section 5145 (20 U.S.C. 7217d) is amended--
            (1) by striking paragraphs (1) and (2); and
            (2) by redesignating paragraphs (3) and (4) as paragraphs 
        (1) and (2), respectively.

SEC. 5106. AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS.

    Section 5146 (20 U.S.C. 7217e) is amended to read as follows:

``SEC. 5146. AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS.

    ``There are authorized to be appropriated to carry out this part 
$450,000,000 for fiscal year 2008 and such sums as may be necessary for 
each of the 5 succeeding fiscal years.''.

                     PART B--PUBLIC CHARTER SCHOOLS

SEC. 5201. PROGRAM AUTHORIZED.

    Section 5202(e)(1) (20 U.S.C. 7221a(e)(1)) is amended by striking 
``for fiscal year 2002 or any succeeding fiscal year''.

SEC. 5202. AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS FOR CHARTER SCHOOL PROGRAMS.

    Section 5211(a) (20 U.S.C. 7221j(a)) is amended by striking 
``2002'' and inserting ``2008''.

SEC. 5203. AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS FOR CREDIT ENHANCEMENT 
              INITIATIVES.

    Section 5231 (20 U.S.C. 7223j) is amended by striking ``2002'' and 
all that follows through the period at the end and inserting ``2008 and 
such sums as may be necessary for each of the 5 succeeding fiscal 
years.''.

SEC. 5204. AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS FOR VOLUNTARY PUBLIC SCHOOL 
              CHOICE PROGRAMS.

    Section 5248 (20 U.S.C. 7225g) is amended by striking ``2002'' and 
inserting ``2008''.

                   PART C--MAGNET SCHOOLS ASSISTANCE

SEC. 5301. FINDINGS AND PURPOSE.

    Section 5301 (20 U.S.C. 7231) is amended--
            (1) in subsection (a)(4)(B), by inserting ``, including 
        greater participation of minority students and young women in 
        mathematics and science and greater participation of all 
        students in critical foreign languages'' after ``backgrounds''; 
        and
            (2) in subsection (b)--
                    (A) in paragraph (2), by inserting ``, while 
                ensuring that all students enrolled in magnet school 
                programs have equitable access to a high quality 
                education'' after ``achievement standards'';
                    (B) in paragraph (4)--
                            (i) by striking ``vocational'' and 
                        inserting ``career''; and
                            (ii) by inserting ``that will enable 
                        students to succeed academically and make a 
                        successful transition into postsecondary 
                        education or productive employment in a global 
                        economy'' after ``such schools'';
                    (C) in paragraph (5), by striking ``; and'' and 
                inserting a period; and
                    (D) by striking paragraph (6).

SEC. 5302. DEFINITION.

    Section 5302 (20 U.S.C.7231a) is amended by inserting ``and 
ethnic'' after ``racial''.

SEC. 5303. LIMITATIONS.

    Section 5309(c) (20 U.S.C.7231h(c)) is amended by adding at the end 
the following: ``The Secretary shall give full consideration to any 
application that requests not more than $4,000,000 for each year of the 
3-year grant period.''

SEC. 5304. AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS.

    Section 5311 (20 U.S.C. 7231j) is amended--
            (1) in subsection (a), by striking ``2002'' and inserting 
        ``2008''; and
            (2) by adding at the end the following:
    ``(c) Additional Mathematics and Science Magnet School Programs.--
In any fiscal year for which the amount appropriated pursuant to 
subsection (a) exceeds the amount appropriated for fiscal year 2007, 
the Secretary shall expend not less than 50 percent of such excess 
amount as grants only to local educational agencies or consortia of 
such agencies proposing new or expanded magnet school programs in 
mathematics and science, including such programs in computer sciences, 
medical sciences, and pre-engineering.''.

             PART D--FUND FOR THE IMPROVEMENT OF EDUCATION

SEC. 5401. AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS.

    Section 5401 (20 U.S.C. 7241) is amended to read as follows:

``SEC. 5401. AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS.

    ``There are authorized to be appropriated to carry out this part 
$675,000,000 for fiscal year 2008 and such sums as may be necessary for 
each of the 5 succeeding fiscal years.''.

SEC. 5402. PROGRAMS AUTHORIZED.

    Section 5411(b) (20 U.S.C. 7243(b)) is amended--
            (1) by striking paragraphs (5), (6), and (7); and
            (2) by redesignating paragraphs (8) and (9) as paragraphs 
        (5) and (6), respectively.

SEC. 5403. STUDIES OF NATIONAL SIGNIFICANCE.

    Subpart 1 of part D of title V (20 U.S.C. 7243 et seq.) is amended 
by striking section 5414.

SEC. 5404. COUNSELING PROGRAMS.

    Section 5421 (20 U.S.C. 7245) is amended--
            (1) by striking subsection (c)(K) and inserting the 
        following:
                    ``(K) ensure a team approach to school counseling 
                in the schools served by the local educational agency 
                by working toward a ratio recommended by the American 
                Counseling Association of 1 school counselor to 250 
                students, and ratios recommended by the American School 
                Health Association of 1 school social worker to 800 
                students, and 1 school psychologist to 1,000 students; 
                and''; and
            (2) by striking subsection (g).

SEC. 5405. PARTNERSHIPS IN CHARACTER EDUCATION.

    Section 5431(i) (20 U.S.C. 7247(i)) is amended--
            (1) in the heading, by striking ``Permissive'';
            (2) in paragraph (1), by striking ``may require'' and 
        inserting ``shall require''; and
            (3) by striking paragraph (4).

SEC. 5406. PROGRAMS TO BE STRUCK.

    Part D of title V (20 U.S.C. 7241 et seq.) is amended--
            (1) by striking subparts 4, 11, 12, 17, 18, 19, 20, and 21;
            (2) by redesignating subparts 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 13, 14, 
        15, and 16, as subparts 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, and 13, 
        respectively; and
            (3) by redesignating sections 5451, 5461, 5462, 5463, 5464, 
        5465, 5466, 5471, 5472, 5473, 5474, 5475, 5476, 5477, 5481, 
        5482, 5483, 5484, 5485, 5491, 5492, 5493, 5494, 5501, 5502, 
        5503, 5504, 5505, 5506, 5507, 5531, 5532, 5533, 5534, 5535, 
        5536, 5537, 5541, 5542, 5551, 5561, 5562, 5563, 5564, 5565, 
        5566, as sections 5441, 5451, 5452, 5453, 5454, 5455, 5456, 
        5461, 5462, 5463, 5464, 5465, 5466, 5467, 5471, 5472, 5473, 
        5474, 5475, 5481, 5482, 5483, 5484, 5491, 5492, 5493, 5494, 
        5495, 5496, 5497, 5501, 5502, 5503, 5504, 5505, 5506, 5507, 
        5511, 5512, 5521, 5531, 5532, 5533, 5534, 5535, and 5536, 
        respectively.

SEC. 5407. GIFTED AND TALENTED STUDENTS.

    Subpart 5 of part D of title V (as redesignated by section 5406) is 
amended--
            (1) in section 5451 (as redesignated by section 5406) by 
        striking ``2001'' and inserting ``2007'';
            (2) in section 5454 (as redesignated by section 5406)--
                    (A) by striking subsection (c);
                    (B) by redesignating subsections (d) and (e) as 
                subsections (c) and (d), respectively; and
                    (C) in subsection (d) (as redesignated by 
                subparagraph (B))--
                            (i) by striking ``Office of Educational 
                        Research and Improvement'' and inserting 
                        ``Institute of Education Sciences''; and
                            (ii) by striking ``such Office'' both 
                        places such terms appear and inserting ``such 
                        Institute'';
            (3) in section 5455 (as redesignated by section 5406) by 
        striking ``5464(a)(2)'' and inserting ``5454(a)(2)''; and
            (4) in section 5456 (as redesignated by section 5406)--
                    (A) in subsection (b)(3), by striking ``No Child 
                Left Behind Act of 2001'' and inserting ``No Child Left 
                Behind Act of 2007''; and
                    (B) in subsection (c)--
                            (i) in paragraph (2), by adding ``and'' 
                        after the semicolon;
                            (ii) in paragraph (3)--
                                    (I) by striking ``Assistant 
                                Secretary for Educational Research and 
                                Improvement'' and inserting ``Director 
                                of the Institute of Education 
                                Sciences''; and
                                    (II) by striking ``; and'' and 
                                inserting a period; and
                            (iii) by striking paragraph (4).

SEC. 5408. STAR SCHOOLS PROGRAM.

    Subpart 6 of part D of title V (as redesignated by section 5406) is 
amended--
            (1) in section 5462(1) (as redesignated by section 5406) by 
        striking ``vocational'' and inserting ``career and technical'';
            (2) in section 5463(c)(2) (as redesignated by section 5406) 
        by striking ``5474'' and inserting ``5464''; and
            (3) in section 5464 (as redesignated by section 5406)--
                    (A) in subsection (a), by striking ``5473'' and 
                inserting ``5463'';
                    (B) in subsection (b)(12)(G), by striking 
                ``vocational'' and inserting ``career and technical''; 
                and
                    (C) in subsection (c), by striking ``5473'' and 
                inserting ``5463'';
            (4) in section 5463(a) (as redesignated by section 5406) by 
        striking ``, in conjunction with the Office of Educational 
        Technology,'' after ``The Secretary''; and
            (5) in section 5465(a)(1) (as redesignated by section 5406) 
        by striking ``, in conjunction with the Office of Educational 
        Technology,'' after ``The Secretary''.

SEC. 5409. READY TO TEACH.

    Subpart 7 of part D of title V (as redesignated by section 5406) is 
amended--
            (1) in section 5471(b) (as redesignated by section 5406) by 
        striking ``section 5484'' and inserting ``5474'';
            (2) in section 5472 (as redesignated by section 5406)--
                    (A) in subsection (a)--
                            (i) in paragraph (1), by striking 
                        ``5481(a)'' and inserting ``5471(a)''; and
                            (ii) in paragraph (2), by striking 
                        ``5481(a)'' and inserting ``5471(a)''; and
                    (B) in subsection (b), by striking ``5481(b)'' and 
                inserting ``5471(b)'';
            (3) in section 5473 (as redesignated by section 5406) by 
        striking ``5481(a)'' and inserting ``5471(a)''; and
            (4) in section 5474 (as redesignated by section 5406) by 
        striking ``5481(b)'' each place such term appears and inserting 
        ``5471(b)''.

SEC. 5410. FOREIGN LANGUAGE ASSISTANCE PROGRAM.

    Section 5484 (as redesignated by section 5406) is repealed.

SEC. 5411. PHYSICAL EDUCATION.

    Section 5496(c) (as redesignated by section 5406) is amended by 
striking ``2003'' and inserting ``2009''.

SEC. 5412. EXCELLENCE IN ECONOMIC EDUCATION.

    Subpart 10 of part D of title V (as redesignated by section 5406) 
is amended--
            (1) in section 5505(b) (as redesignated by section 5406) by 
        striking ``5533(b)(2)(A)'' and inserting ``5503(b)(2)(A)'';
            (2) in section 5506 (as redesignated by section 5406)--
                    (A) in subsection (a), by striking ``5533(b)(2)'' 
                and inserting ``5503(b)(2)''; and
                    (B) in subsection (c), by striking ``Not later'' 
                and all that follows through ``thereafter,'' and 
                inserting ``Every 2 years''; and
            (3) in section 5507 (as redesignated by section 5406) by 
        striking ``5532(a)'' and inserting ``5502(a)''.

SEC. 5413. ARTS IN EDUCATION.

    Section 5521(d)(8) (as redesignated by section 5406) is amended by 
striking ``Very Special Arts'' and inserting ``VSA arts (formerly Very 
Special Arts)''.

SEC. 5414. PARENTAL ASSISTANCE AND LOCAL FAMILY INFORMATION CENTERS.

    Subpart 13 of part D of title V (as redesignated by section 5406) 
is amended--
            (1) in the subpart heading, by striking ``Parental 
        Assistance and Local Family Information Centers'' and inserting 
        ``Parental Information and Resource Centers'';
            (2) in section 5533(b) (as redesignated by section 5406)--
                    (A) by striking paragraph (14);
                    (B) by redesignating paragraphs (12) and (13) as 
                paragraphs (14) and (15), respectively;
                    (C) in paragraph (14), as redesignated by 
                subparagraph (B), by inserting ``and'' after the 
                semicolon at the end;
                    (D) in paragraph (15), as redesignated by 
                subparagraph (B), by striking ``; and'' and inserting a 
                period; and
                    (E) by inserting after paragraph (11) the 
                following:
            ``(12) provide information and assistance to parents 
        regarding State and local high school graduation requirements, 
        college entrance requirements, and Federal and State financial 
        assistance for postsecondary education;
            ``(13) provide information and assistance to parents 
        regarding options for public school choice and supplemental 
        educational services for students enrolled in schools 
        identified for school improvement and restructuring under 
        section 1116;'';
            (3) in section 5534(b) (as redesignated by section 5406)--
                    (A) by redesignating paragraphs (4) and (5) as 
                paragraphs (6) and (7), respectively; and
                    (B) by inserting after paragraph (3) the following:
            ``(4) Providing information about State and local high 
        school graduation requirements, college entrance requirements, 
        and Federal and State financial assistance for postsecondary 
        education.
            ``(5) Providing information about options for public school 
        choice and supplemental educational services for students 
        enrolled in schools identified for school improvement and 
        restructuring under section 1116;'';
            (4) by striking section 5535(f) (as redesignated by section 
        5406); and
            (5) by striking section 5536 (as redesignated by section 
        5406).

                TITLE VI--FLEXIBILITY AND ACCOUNTABILITY

                 PART A--IMPROVING ACADEMIC ACHIEVEMENT

SEC. 6101. GRANTS FOR STATE ASSESSMENTS AND RELATED ACTIVITIES.

    Section 6111 (20 U.S.C. 7301) is amended to read as follows:

``SEC. 6111. GRANTS FOR STATE ASSESSMENTS AND RELATED ACTIVITIES.

    ``(a) Grant Program Authorized.--The Secretary shall make grants to 
States to enable the States--
            ``(1) to develop and improve State assessments and 
        standards required under section 1111(b);
            ``(2) to develop and improve State alternate assessments 
        and alternate and modified academic achievement standards for 
        students with disabilities required by or allowed under section 
        1111(b);
            ``(3) to expand the range of assessment accommodations 
        available to students with limited English proficiency and 
        students with disabilities to improve the rates of inclusion of 
        such students;
            ``(4) to develop and improve State standards and 
        assessments of English language proficiency as required under 
        section 1111(b)(7); and
            ``(5) if a State has developed the assessments and 
        standards required under section 1111(b), including assessments 
        of English language proficiency as required under section 
        1111(b)(7), to administer such assessments or to carry out 
        other activities described in this subpart to ensure that the 
        State's schools and local educational agencies are held 
        accountable for improved student academic achievement, such as 
        the following:
                    ``(A) Developing challenging academic content 
                standards and challenging student academic achievement 
                standards and aligned assessments in academic subjects 
                for which standards and assessments are not required 
                under section 1111(b).
                    ``(B) Ensuring the continued validity and 
                reliability of State assessments.
                    ``(C) Refining State assessments to ensure their 
                continued alignment with the State's academic content 
                standards and to improve the alignment of curricula and 
                instructional materials.
                    ``(D) Developing multiple measures to increase the 
                reliability and validity of State assessment systems.
                    ``(E) Developing diagnostic and formative 
                assessments aligned to State standards to provide 
                teachers and administrators with timely and accurate 
                student and classroom-level information that may be 
                used to inform and improve classroom instruction and to 
                target academic assistance to students in need.
                    ``(F) Carrying out professional development 
                activities for IEP teams, special education teachers, 
                and regular classroom teachers on the appropriate use 
                of accommodations, alternate assessments, and alternate 
                or modified academic achievement standards for students 
                with disabilities.
                    ``(G) Carrying out professional development 
                activities for teachers of limited English proficient 
                students and for regular classroom teachers and 
                administrators on the appropriate use of accommodations 
                for limited English proficient students.
                    ``(H) Carrying out professional development 
                activities for teachers and administrators concerning 
                the interpretation and analysis of assessment results 
                in order to use such results to improve classroom 
                instruction.
                    ``(I) Developing and improving State longitudinal 
                data systems that incorporate and link student records 
                of achievement, high school graduation data, and 
                teacher and classroom level data.
                    ``(J) Improving the dissemination of information on 
                student achievement and school performance to parents 
                and the community.
    ``(b) Voluntary State Partnerships.--In carrying out the activities 
under subsection (a), a State may use funds authorized under subsection 
(a) to work in a voluntary partnership or consortium with another 
State, at the sole discretion of each such State.
    ``(c) Rule of Construction.--Nothing in this section shall be 
construed to authorize an officer or employee of the Federal Government 
to mandate or direct any federally sponsored national academic 
standards or academic assessments, unless specifically and explicitly 
authorized by law.''.

SEC. 6102. GRANTS FOR ENHANCED ASSESSMENTS FOR STUDENTS WITH 
              DISABILITIES AND LIMITED ENGLISH PROFICIENT STUDENTS.

    Section 6112 (20 U.S.C. 7301a) is amended to read as follows:

``SEC. 6112. GRANTS FOR ENHANCED ASSESSMENTS FOR STUDENTS WITH 
              DISABILITIES AND LIMITED ENGLISH PROFICIENT STUDENTS.

    ``(a) Grant Program Authorized.--From funds made available to carry 
out this subpart, the Secretary shall award, on a competitive basis, 
grants to State educational agencies that have submitted an application 
at such time, in such manner, and containing such information as the 
Secretary may require--
            ``(1) to enable States (or consortia of States) to 
        collaborate with institutions of higher education, other 
        research institutions, or other organizations to improve the 
        quality, validity, and reliability of State academic 
        assessments for students with disabilities, including alternate 
        assessments based on alternate student academic achievement 
        standards, alternate assessments aligned with modified student 
        academic achievement standards, and testing accommodations for 
        students with disabilities; and
            ``(2) to enable States (or consortia of States) to 
        collaborate with institutions of higher education, other 
        research institutions, or other organizations to improve the 
        quality, validity, and reliability of State academic 
        assessments for students with limited English proficiency, 
        including alternative assessments aligned with State student 
        academic achievement standards, testing accommodations for 
        students with limited English proficiency, and assessments of 
        English language proficiency.
    ``(b) Application.--Each State wishing to apply for funds under 
this section shall submit an application at such time, in such manner, 
and containing such information as the Secretary may require.
    ``(c) Annual Report.--Each State educational agency receiving a 
grant under this section shall submit an annual report to the Secretary 
describing its activities, and the result of those activities, under 
the grant.''.

SEC. 6103. FUNDING.

    Section 6113 (20 U.S.C. 7301b) is amended to read as follows:

``SEC. 6113. FUNDING.

    ``(a) Authorization of Appropriations.--
            ``(1) State assessments.--For the purpose of carrying out 
        section 6111, there are authorized to be appropriated 
        $460,000,000 for fiscal year 2008, and such sums as may be 
        necessary for each of the 5 succeeding fiscal years.
            ``(2) Enhanced assessments.--For the purpose of carrying 
        out section 6112, there are authorized to be appropriated 
        $30,000,000 for fiscal year 2008, and such sums as may be 
        necessary for each of the 5 succeeding fiscal years.
    ``(b) Allotment of Appropriated Funds.--From amounts made available 
for each fiscal year under subsection (a)(1) that are equal to or less 
than the amount described in section 1111(b)(3)(F), the Secretary 
shall--
            ``(1) reserve \1/2\ of 1 percent for the Bureau of Indian 
        Affairs;
            ``(2) reserve \1/2\ of 1 percent for the outlying areas; 
        and
            ``(3) from the remainder, allocate to each State an amount 
        equal to--
                    ``(A) $3,000,000; and
                    ``(B) with respect to any amounts remaining after 
                the allocation is made under subparagraph (A), an 
                amount that bears the same relationship to such total 
                remaining amounts as the number of students ages 5 
                through 17 in the State (as determined by the Secretary 
                on the basis of the most recent satisfactory data) 
                bears to the total number of such students in all 
                States.
    ``(c) State Defined.--In this section, the term `State' means each 
of the 50 States, the District of Columbia, and the Commonwealth of 
Puerto Rico.''.

SEC. 6104. PERFORMANCE REVIEW AND PENALTIES.

    Section 6143(a) (20 U.S.C. 7315b(a)) is amended by striking 
paragraphs (1), (2), and (3), and inserting the following:
            ``(1) Progress report.--After the end of the second year of 
        the grant of flexibility authority, a State educational agency 
        receiving a grant of flexibility authority under this chapter 
        shall submit a progress report to the Secretary, including 
        evidence of increased academic achievement of all students, 
        especially disadvantaged students, and evidence of narrowing of 
        achievement gaps between the lowest and highest achieving 
        groups of students.
            ``(2) Peer review.--The progress report described in 
        paragraph (1) shall be reviewed by the peer review panel 
        convened under section 6141(d).
            ``(3) Consequences of insufficient progress.--After 
        submission of the progress report described in paragraph (1), 
        if the Secretary determines that the State educational agency 
        is not making significant progress in meeting the purposes of 
        this chapter, the Secretary shall terminate a grant of 
        flexibility authority for a State if there is evidence that the 
        State educational agency involved has failed to comply with the 
        terms of the grant of authority.''.

SEC. 6105. LOCAL FLEXIBILITY DEMONSTRATION AGREEMENTS.

    Section 6151 (20 U.S.C. 7321) is amended--
            (1) in subsection (a), by striking ``Except as otherwise 
        provided in this chapter, the'' and inserting ``The''; and
            (2) in subsection (b)(2)--
                    (A) in subparagraph (A), by striking ``that does 
                not have a grant of flexibility authority under chapter 
                A''; and
                    (B) by striking subparagraph (C).

SEC. 6106. PERFORMANCE REVIEW AND PENALTIES.

    Section 6154(a) (20 U.S.C. 7321c(a)) is amended by striking 
paragraphs (1), (2), and (3), and inserting the following:
            ``(1) Progress report.--After the end of the second year of 
        the term of a local flexibility demonstration agreement, a 
        local educational agency receiving an agreement under this 
        chapter shall submit a progress report to the Secretary, 
        including evidence of increased academic achievement of all 
        students, especially disadvantaged students, and evidence of 
        narrowing of achievement gaps between the lowest and highest 
        achieving groups of students.
            ``(2) Peer review.--The progress report described in 
        paragraph (1) shall be reviewed by the peer review panel 
        convened under section 6151(d).
            ``(3) Consequences of insufficient progress.--After 
        submission of the progress report described in paragraph (1), 
        if the Secretary determines that the local educational agency 
        is not making significant progress in meeting the purposes of 
        this chapter, the Secretary shall terminate the local 
        flexibility demonstration agreement for a local educational 
        agency if there is evidence that the local educational agency 
        involved has failed to comply with the terms of the 
        agreement.''.

SEC. 6107. REPORTS.

    Section 6156(a) (20 U.S.C. 7321e(a)) is amended by striking ``the 
Workforce'' and inserting ``Labor''.

SEC. 6108. EDUCATION FLEXIBILITY PARTNERSHIP.

    Subpart 4 of part A of title VI (20 U.S.C. 7325 et seq.) is amended 
to read as follows:

             ``Subpart 4--Education Flexibility Partnership

``SEC. 6161. SHORT TITLE.

    ``This subpart may be cited as the `Education Flexibility 
Partnership Act of 1999'.

``SEC. 6162. PURPOSES.

    ``The purpose of this subpart is to ensure that all students meet 
State proficient levels of academic achievement by focusing on results 
in raising student achievement, not process, by granting waivers of 
certain statutory and regulatory requirements to remove impediments for 
local educational agencies in implementing educational reforms and 
raising the achievement levels of all children.

``SEC. 6163. EDUCATION FLEXIBILITY PARTNERSHIP.

    ``(a) Educational Flexibility Program.--
            ``(1) Program authorized.--
                    ``(A) In general.--The Secretary may carry out an 
                educational flexibility program under which the 
                Secretary authorizes a State educational agency that 
                serves an eligible State to waive statutory or 
                regulatory requirements applicable to 1 or more 
                programs described in subsection (b), other than 
                requirements described in subsection (c), for any local 
                educational agency or school within the State.
                    ``(B) Designation.--Each eligible State 
                participating in the program described in subparagraph 
                (A) shall be known as an `Ed-Flex Partnership State'.
            ``(2) Eligible state.--In this section, the term `eligible 
        State' means a State that--
                    ``(A) has met the requirements for developing and 
                implementing a State system of challenging academic 
                standards and assessments and a single, statewide State 
                accountability system for ensuring that all local 
                educational agencies, public elementary schools, and 
                public secondary schools make adequate yearly progress 
                as required under section 1111;
                    ``(B) holds local educational agencies and schools 
                accountable for meeting the educational goals described 
                in the local applications submitted under paragraph (4) 
                and for engaging in technical assistance, school and 
                local educational agency improvement consistent with 
                section 1116, for the local educational agencies and 
                schools that do not make adequate yearly progress as 
                described in section 1111(b)(2); and
                    ``(C) waives State statutory or regulatory 
                requirements relating to education while holding local 
                educational agencies or schools within the State that 
                are affected by such waivers accountable for the 
                academic achievement of the students who are affected 
                by such waivers.
            ``(3) State application.--
                    ``(A) In general.--Each State educational agency 
                desiring to participate in the educational flexibility 
                program under this section shall submit an application 
                to the Secretary at such time, in such manner, and 
                containing such information as the Secretary may 
                reasonably require. Each such application shall 
                demonstrate that the eligible State has adopted an 
                educational flexibility plan for the State that 
                includes--
                            ``(i) a description of the process the 
                        State educational agency will use to evaluate 
                        applications from local educational agencies or 
                        schools requesting waivers of--
                                    ``(I) Federal statutory or 
                                regulatory requirements as described in 
                                paragraph (1)(A); and
                                    ``(II) State statutory or 
                                regulatory requirements relating to 
                                education;
                            ``(ii) a detailed description of the State 
                        statutory and regulatory requirements relating 
                        to education that the State educational agency 
                        will waive;
                            ``(iii) a description of clear educational 
                        objectives the State intends to meet under the 
                        educational flexibility plan;
                            ``(iv) a description of how the educational 
                        flexibility plan is consistent with and will 
                        assist in implementing the State system of 
                        challenging academic standards and assessments 
                        and a single, statewide State accountability 
                        system for ensuring that all local educational 
                        agencies, public elementary schools, and public 
                        secondary schools make adequate yearly progress 
                        as required under section 1111;
                            ``(v) a description of how the State 
                        educational agency will evaluate (consistent 
                        with the requirements of title I) the 
                        performance of students in the schools and 
                        local educational agencies affected by the 
                        waivers; and
                            ``(vi) a description of how the State 
                        educational agency will meet the requirements 
                        of paragraph (8).
                    ``(B) Approval and considerations.--The Secretary 
                may approve an application described in subparagraph 
                (A) only if the Secretary determines that such 
                application demonstrates substantial promise of 
                assisting the State educational agency and affected 
                local educational agencies and schools within the State 
                in carrying out comprehensive educational reform, after 
                considering--
                            ``(i) the eligibility of the State as 
                        described in paragraph (2);
                            ``(ii) the comprehensiveness and quality of 
                        the educational flexibility plan described in 
                        subparagraph (A);
                            ``(iii) the ability of the educational 
                        flexibility plan to ensure accountability for 
                        the activities and goals described in such 
                        plan;
                            ``(iv) the degree to which the State's 
                        objectives described in subparagraph (A)(iii)--
                                    ``(I) are clear and have the 
                                ability to be assessed; and
                                    ``(II) take into account the 
                                performance of local educational 
                                agencies or schools, and students, 
                                particularly those affected by waivers;
                            ``(v) the significance of the State 
                        statutory or regulatory requirements relating 
                        to education that will be waived; and
                            ``(vi) the quality of the State educational 
                        agency's process for approving applications for 
                        waivers of Federal statutory or regulatory 
                        requirements as described in paragraph (1)(A) 
                        and for monitoring and evaluating the results 
                        of such waivers.
            ``(4) Local applications.--
                    ``(A) In general.--Each local educational agency or 
                school requesting a waiver of a Federal statutory or 
                regulatory requirement as described in paragraph (1)(A) 
                and any relevant State statutory or regulatory 
                requirement from a State educational agency shall 
                submit an application to the State educational agency 
                at such time, in such manner, and containing such 
                information as the State educational agency may 
                reasonably require. Each such application shall--
                            ``(i) indicate each Federal program 
                        affected and each statutory or regulatory 
                        requirement that will be waived;
                            ``(ii) describe the purposes and overall 
                        expected results of waiving each such 
                        requirement;
                            ``(iii) describe, for each school year, 
                        specific, measurable, educational goals for 
                        each local educational agency or school 
                        affected by the proposed waiver, and for the 
                        students served by the local educational agency 
                        or school who are affected by the waiver;
                            ``(iv) explain why the waiver will assist 
                        the local educational agency or school in 
                        reaching such goals; and
                            ``(v) in the case of an application from a 
                        local educational agency, describe how the 
                        local educational agency will meet the 
                        requirements of paragraph (8).
                    ``(B) Evaluation of applications.--A State 
                educational agency shall evaluate an application 
                submitted under subparagraph (A) in accordance with the 
                State's educational flexibility plan described in 
                paragraph (3)(A).
                    ``(C) Approval.--A State educational agency shall 
                not approve an application for a waiver under this 
                paragraph unless--
                            ``(i) the local educational agency or 
                        school requesting such waiver has developed a 
                        local reform plan that is applicable to such 
                        agency or school, respectively;
                            ``(ii) the waiver of Federal statutory or 
                        regulatory requirements as described in 
                        paragraph (1)(A) will assist the local 
                        educational agency or school in reaching its 
                        educational goals, particularly goals with 
                        respect to school and student performance; and
                            ``(iii) the State educational agency is 
                        satisfied that the underlying purposes of the 
                        statutory requirements of each program for 
                        which a waiver is granted will continue to be 
                        met.
                    ``(D) Termination.--The State educational agency 
                shall annually review the performance of any local 
                educational agency or school granted a waiver of 
                Federal statutory or regulatory requirements as 
                described in paragraph (1)(A) in accordance with the 
                evaluation requirement described in paragraph 
                (3)(A)(v), and shall terminate any waiver granted to 
                the local educational agency or school if the State 
                educational agency determines, after notice and an 
                opportunity for a hearing, that the local educational 
                agency or school's performance with respect to meeting 
                the accountability requirement described in paragraph 
                (2)(C) and the goals described in paragraph 
                (4)(A)(iii)--
                            ``(i) has been inadequate to justify 
                        continuation of such waiver; or
                            ``(ii) has decreased for 2 consecutive 
                        years, unless the State educational agency 
                        determines that the decrease in performance was 
                        justified due to exceptional or uncontrollable 
                        circumstances.
            ``(5) Oversight and reporting.--
                    ``(A) Oversight.--Each State educational agency 
                participating in the educational flexibility program 
                under this section shall annually monitor the 
                activities of local educational agencies and schools 
                receiving waivers under this section.
                    ``(B) State reports.--
                            ``(i) Annual reports.--The State 
                        educational agency shall submit to the 
                        Secretary an annual report on the results of 
                        such oversight and the impact of the waivers on 
                        school and student performance.
                            ``(ii) Performance data.--Not later than 2 
                        years after the date a State is designated an 
                        Ed-Flex Partnership State, each such State 
                        shall include, as part of the State's annual 
                        report submitted under clause (i), data 
                        demonstrating the degree to which progress has 
                        been made toward meeting the State's 
                        educational objectives. The data, when 
                        applicable, shall include--
                                    ``(I) information on the total 
                                number of waivers granted for Federal 
                                and State statutory and regulatory 
                                requirements under this section, 
                                including the number of waivers granted 
                                for each type of waiver;
                                    ``(II) information describing the 
                                effect of the waivers on the 
                                implementation of State and local 
                                educational reforms pertaining to 
                                school and student performance; and
                                    ``(III) information describing the 
                                relationship of the waivers to the 
                                performance of schools and students 
                                affected by the waivers.
                    ``(C) Secretary's reports.--The Secretary, not 
                later than 2 years after the date of enactment of the 
                No Child Left Behind Act of 2007 and annually 
                thereafter, shall--
                            ``(i) make each State report submitted 
                        under subparagraph (B) available to Congress 
                        and the public; and
                            ``(ii) submit to Congress a report that 
                        summarizes the State reports and describes the 
                        effects that the educational flexibility 
                        program under this section had on the 
                        implementation of State and local educational 
                        reforms and on the performance of students 
                        affected by the waivers.
            ``(6) Duration of federal waivers.--
                    ``(A) In general.--The Secretary shall not approve 
                the application of a State educational agency under 
                paragraph (3) for a period exceeding 5 years, except 
                that the Secretary may extend such period if the 
                Secretary determines that such agency's authority to 
                grant waivers--
                            ``(i) has been effective in enabling such 
                        State or affected local educational agencies or 
                        schools to carry out their State or local 
                        reform plans and to continue to meet the 
                        accountability requirement described in 
                        paragraph (2)(C); and
                            ``(ii) has improved student performance.
                    ``(B) Performance review.--Three years after the 
                date a State is designated an Ed-Flex Partnership 
                State, the Secretary shall review the performance of 
                the State educational agency in granting waivers of 
                Federal statutory or regulatory requirements as 
                described in paragraph (1)(A) and shall terminate such 
                agency's authority to grant such waivers if the 
                Secretary determines, after notice and an opportunity 
                for a hearing, that such agency's performance 
                (including performance with respect to meeting the 
                objectives described in paragraph (3)(A)(iii)) has been 
                inadequate to justify continuation of such authority.
                    ``(C) Renewal.--In deciding whether to extend a 
                request for a State educational agency's authority to 
                issue waivers under this section, the Secretary shall 
                review the progress of the State educational agency to 
                determine if the State educational agency--
                            ``(i) has made progress toward achieving 
                        the objectives described in the application 
                        submitted pursuant to paragraph (3)(A)(iii); 
                        and
                            ``(ii) demonstrates in the request that 
                        local educational agencies or schools affected 
                        by the waiver authority or waivers have made 
                        progress toward achieving the desired results 
                        described in the application submitted pursuant 
                        to paragraph (4)(A)(iii).
            ``(7) Public notice and comment.--Each State educational 
        agency seeking waiver authority under this section and each 
        local educational agency seeking a waiver under this section--
                    ``(A) shall provide the public with adequate and 
                efficient notice of the proposed waiver authority or 
                waiver, consisting of a description of the agency's 
                application for the proposed waiver authority or waiver 
                in a widely read or distributed medium, including a 
                description of any improved student performance that is 
                expected to result from the waiver authority or waiver;
                    ``(B) shall provide the opportunity for parents, 
                educators, and all other interested members of the 
                community to comment regarding the proposed waiver 
                authority or waiver;
                    ``(C) shall provide the opportunity described in 
                subparagraph (B) in accordance with any applicable 
                State law specifying how the comments may be received, 
                and how the comments may be reviewed by any member of 
                the public; and
                    ``(D) shall submit the comments received with the 
                agency's application to the Secretary or the State 
                educational agency, as appropriate.
    ``(b) Included Programs.--The statutory or regulatory requirements 
referred to in subsection (a)(1)(A) are any such requirements for 
programs carried out under the following provisions:
            ``(1) The following provisions of this Act:
                    ``(A) Part A of title I (other than sections 1111 
                and 1116), and parts C and D of title I.
                    ``(B) Subparts 2 and 3 of part A of title II.
                    ``(C) Subpart 1 of part D of title II.
                    ``(D) Subpart 1 of part A of title III.
                    ``(E) Subpart 1 of part A of title IV.
                    ``(F) Subpart 1 of part B of title IV.
                    ``(G) Part A of title V.
            ``(2) The Carl D. Perkins Career and Technical Education 
        Improvement Act of 2006.
    ``(c) Waivers Not Authorized.--The Secretary and the State 
educational agency may not waive under subsection (a)(1)(A) any 
statutory or regulatory requirement--
            ``(1) relating to--
                    ``(A) maintenance of effort;
                    ``(B) comparability of services;
                    ``(C) equitable participation of students and 
                professional staff in private schools;
                    ``(D) parental participation and involvement;
                    ``(E) distribution of funds to States or to local 
                educational agencies;
                    ``(F) serving eligible school attendance areas in 
                rank order under section 1113(a)(3);
                    ``(G) the selection of a school attendance area or 
                school under subsections (a) and (b) of section 1113, 
                except that a State educational agency may grant a 
                waiver to allow a school attendance area or school to 
                participate in activities under part A of title I if 
                the percentage of children from low-income families in 
                the school attendance area of such school or who attend 
                such school is not less than 10 percentage points below 
                the lowest percentage of such children for any school 
                attendance area or school of the local educational 
                agency that meets the requirements of such subsections 
                (a) and (b);
                    ``(H) use of Federal funds to supplement, not 
                supplant, non-Federal funds; and
                    ``(I) applicable civil rights requirements; and
            ``(2) unless the underlying purposes of the statutory 
        requirements of the program for which a waiver is granted 
        continue to be met to the satisfaction of the Secretary.
    ``(d) Publication.--A notice of the Secretary's decision to 
authorize State educational agencies to issue waivers under this 
section, including a description of the rationale the Secretary used to 
approve applications under subsection (a)(3)(B), shall be published in 
the Federal Register and the Secretary shall provide for the 
dissemination of such notice to State educational agencies, interested 
parties (including educators, parents, students, and advocacy and civil 
rights organizations), and the public.''.

SEC. 6109. CHILD-CENTERED PROGRAMMING.

    Part A of title VI (20 U.S.C. 7301 et seq.) is amended by adding at 
the end the following:

                ``Subpart 5--Child-Centered Programming

``SEC. 6171. PURPOSE.

    ``The purpose of this subpart is to create a `child-centered' 
program in which--
            ``(1) title I funds would relocate with eligible students 
        rather than schools;
            ``(2) incentive grants would be available to States and 
        local educational agencies operating child-centered programs 
        that allow for State and local funds to relocate with the 
        child;
            ``(3) parents would be better empowered to effectively 
        address the needs of their children by expanding public school 
        choice options; and
            ``(4) achievement gaps between the lowest and highest 
        achieving groups would be narrowed so that no child is left 
        behind.

``SEC. 6172. DEFINITIONS.

    ``In this subpart:
            ``(1) Eligible child.--The term `eligible child' means a 
        child who--
                    ``(A) is eligible to be counted under section 
                1124(c); or
                    ``(B)(i) the State or participating local 
                educational agency elects to serve under this subpart; 
                and
                    ``(ii) is a child eligible to be served under this 
                part pursuant to section 1115(b).
            ``(2) Participating local educational agency.--The term 
        `participating local educational agency' means a local 
        educational agency that elects under section 6173(b) to carry 
        out a child-centered program under this subpart.
            ``(3) School.--The term `school' means a public school, 
        including a public charter school, that provides elementary or 
        secondary education, as determined under State law, except that 
        such term does not include any school that provides education 
        beyond grade 12.
            ``(4) Supplemental education services.--The term 
        `supplemental education services' means educational services 
        intended--
                    ``(A) to meet the individual educational needs of 
                eligible children; and
                    ``(B) to enable eligible children to meet 
                challenging State student academic achievement 
                standards as described in section 1111(b).

``SEC. 6173. CHILD-CENTERED PROGRAM FUNDING.

    ``(a) Funding.--Notwithstanding any other provision of law, each 
State or participating local educational agency may use the funds made 
available under subparts 1 and 2 of part A of title I, and shall use 
the funds made available under subsection (c), to carry out a child-
centered program under this subpart.
    ``(b) Participating Local Educational Agency Election.--
            ``(1) In general.--If a State does not carry out a child-
        centered program under this subpart or does not have an 
        application approved under section 6175 for a fiscal year, a 
        local educational agency in the State may elect to carry out a 
        child-centered program under this subpart, and the Secretary 
        shall provide the funds that the local educational agency (with 
        an application approved under section 6175) is eligible to 
        receive under subparts 1 and 2 of part A of title I, and 
        subsection (c), directly to the local educational agency to 
        enable the local educational agency to carry out the child-
        centered program.
            ``(2) Submission approval.--In order to be eligible to 
        carry out a child-centered program under this subpart, a 
        participating local educational agency shall obtain from the 
        State approval of the submission, but not the contents, of the 
        application submitted under section 6175.
    ``(c) Incentive Grants.--
            ``(1) In general.--From amounts appropriated under 
        paragraph (3) for a fiscal year, the Secretary shall award 
        grants to each State, or participating local educational agency 
        described in subsection (b), that elects to carry out a child-
        centered program under this subpart and has an application 
        approved under section 6175, to enable the State or 
        participating local educational agency to carry out the child-
        centered program.
            ``(2) Amount.--Each State or participating local 
        educational agency that elects to carry out a child-centered 
        program under this subpart and has an application approved 
        under section 6175 for a fiscal year shall receive a grant in 
        an amount that bears the same relation to the amount 
        appropriated under paragraph (3) for the fiscal year as the 
        amount the State or participating local educational agency 
        received under subparts 1 and 2 of part A of title I for the 
        fiscal year bears to the amount all States and participating 
        local educational agencies carrying out a child-centered 
        program under this subpart received under subparts 1 and 2 of 
        part A of title I for the fiscal year.
            ``(3) Authorization of appropriations.--There are 
        authorized to be appropriated to carry out this subpart 
        $50,000,000 for fiscal year 2008, and such sums as may be 
        necessary for each of the 5 succeeding fiscal years.

``SEC. 6174. CHILD-CENTERED PROGRAM REQUIREMENTS.

    ``(a) Uses.--Each State or participating local educational agency 
with an application approved under section 6175 shall use funds made 
available under subparts 1 and 2 of part A of title I and subsection 
(c), to carry out a child-centered program under which--
            ``(1) the State or participating local educational agency 
        establishes a per pupil amount based on the number of eligible 
        children in the State or the school district served by the 
        participating local educational agency; and
            ``(2) the State or participating local educational agency 
        may vary the per pupil amount to take into account factors that 
        may include--
                    ``(A) variations in the cost of providing 
                supplemental education services in different parts of 
                the State or the school district served by the 
                participating local educational agency;
                    ``(B) the cost of providing services to pupils with 
                different educational needs; or
                    ``(C) the desirability of placing priority on 
                selected grades; and
            ``(3) the State or the participating local educational 
        agency makes available, not later than 3 months after the 
        beginning of the school year, the per pupil amount determined 
        under paragraphs (1) and (2) to the school in which an eligible 
        child is enrolled, which per pupil amount shall be used for 
        supplemental education services for the eligible child that 
        are--
                    ``(A) subject to subparagraph (B), provided by the 
                school directly or through a contract for the provision 
                of supplemental education services with any 
                governmental or nongovernmental agency, school, 
                postsecondary educational institution, or other entity, 
                including a private organization or business; or
                    ``(B) if requested by the parent or legal guardian 
                of an eligible child, purchased from a tutorial 
                assistance provider or another public school selected 
                by the parent or guardian.
    ``(b) Schoolwide Programs.--
            ``(1) In general.--In the case of a public school in which 
        50 percent of the students enrolled in the school are eligible 
        children, the public school may use funds provided under this 
        subpart, in combination with other Federal, State, and local 
        funds, to carry out a schoolwide program to upgrade the entire 
        educational program in the school.
            ``(2) Plan.--If a public school elects to use funds 
        provided under this subpart in accordance with paragraph (1), 
        and does not have a plan approved by the Secretary under 
        section 1114(b)(2), the public school shall develop and adopt a 
        comprehensive plan for reforming the entire educational program 
        of the public school that--
                    ``(A) incorporates--
                            ``(i) strategies for improving achievement 
                        for all children to meet challenging State 
                        student academic achievement standards as 
                        described in section 1111(b);
                            ``(ii) instruction by highly qualified 
                        staff;
                            ``(iii) professional development for 
                        teachers in content areas in which the teachers 
                        provide instruction and, where appropriate, 
                        professional development for pupil services 
                        personnel, parents, and principals, and other 
                        staff to enable all children in the school to 
                        meet the challenging State student academic 
                        achievement standards as described in section 
                        1111(b); and
                            ``(iv) activities to ensure that eligible 
                        children who experience difficulty mastering 
                        any of the standards described in section 
                        1111(b) during the course of the school year 
                        shall be provided with effective, timely 
                        additional assistance;
                    ``(B) describes the school's use of funds provided 
                under this subpart and from other sources to implement 
                the activities described in subparagraph (A);
                    ``(C) includes a list of State and local 
                educational agency programs and other Federal programs 
                that will be included in the schoolwide program;
                    ``(D) describes how the school will provide 
                individual student assessment results, including an 
                interpretation of those results, to the parents of an 
                eligible child who participates in the assessment; and
                    ``(E) describes how and where the school will 
                obtain technical assistance services and a description 
                of such services.
            ``(3) Special rule.--In the case of a public school 
        operating a schoolwide program under this subsection, the 
        Secretary may, through publication of a notice in the Federal 
        Register, exempt child-centered programs under this section 
        from statutory or regulatory requirements of any other 
        noncompetitive formula grant program administered by the 
        Secretary, or any discretionary grant program administered by 
        the Secretary (other than formula or discretionary grant 
        programs under the Individuals with Disabilities Education 
        Act), to support the schoolwide program, if the intent and 
        purposes of such other noncompetitive or discretionary programs 
        are met.
    ``(c) Open Enrollment.--
            ``(1) In general.--In order to be eligible to carry out a 
        child-centered program under this subpart, a State or 
        participating local educational agency shall operate a 
        statewide or school district wide, respectively, open 
        enrollment program that permits parents to enroll their child 
        in any public school in the State or school district, 
        respectively, if space is available in the public school and 
        the child meets the qualifications for attendance at the public 
        school.
            ``(2) Waiver.--The Secretary may waive paragraph (1) for a 
        State or participating local educational agency if the State or 
        agency, respectively, demonstrates that parents served by the 
        State or agency, respectively--
                    ``(A) have sufficient options to enroll their child 
                in multiple public schools; or
                    ``(B) will have sufficient options to use the per 
                pupil amount made available under this subpart to 
                purchase supplemental education services from multiple 
                tutorial assistance providers or schools.
    ``(d) Parent Involvement.--
            ``(1) In general.--Any public school receiving funds under 
        this subpart shall convene an annual meeting at a convenient 
        time. All parents of eligible children shall be invited and 
        encouraged to attend the meeting, in order to explain to the 
        parents the activities assisted under this subpart and the 
        requirements of this subpart. At the meeting, the public school 
        shall explain to parents how the school will use funds provided 
        under this subpart to enable eligible children enrolled at the 
        school to meet challenging State student academic achievement 
        standards as described in section 1111(b). In addition, the 
        public school shall inform parents of their right to choose to 
        use the per pupil amount described in subsection (a) to 
        purchase supplemental education services from a tutorial 
        assistance provider or another public school.
            ``(2) Information.--Any public school receiving funds under 
        this subpart shall provide to parents a description and 
        explanation of the curriculum in use at the school, the forms 
        of assessment used to measure student progress, and the 
        proficiency levels students are expected to meet.

``SEC. 6175. APPLICATION.

    ``(a) In General.--Each State or participating local educational 
agency desiring to carry out a child-centered program under this 
subpart shall submit an application to the Secretary at such time, in 
such manner, and accompanied by such information as the Secretary may 
require. Each such application shall contain--
            ``(1) documentation that the State is in compliance with 
        subsections (a) and (b) of section 1111;
            ``(2) a detailed description of the program to be assisted, 
        including an assurance that--
                    ``(A) the per pupil amount established under 
                section 6174(a) will follow each eligible child 
                described in that section to the public school or 
                tutorial assistance provider of the parent or 
                guardian's choice;
                    ``(B) funds made available under this subpart will 
                be spent in accordance with the requirements of this 
                subpart; and
                    ``(C) parents have the option to use the per pupil 
                amount to purchase supplemental education services for 
                their children from a wide variety of tutorial 
                assistance providers and schools;
            ``(3) an assurance that the State or participating local 
        educational agency will publish in a widely read or distributed 
        medium an annual report card that contains--
                    ``(A) information regarding the academic progress 
                of all students served by the State or participating 
                local educational agency in meeting challenging State 
                student academic achievement standards as described in 
                section 1111(b), including students assisted under this 
                subpart, with results disaggregated as described in 
                section 1111(b)(2)(C)(v)(II); and
                    ``(B) such other information as the State or 
                participating local educational agency may require;
            ``(4) a description of how the State or participating local 
        educational agency will make available, to parents of children 
        participating in the child-centered program, annual school 
        report cards, with results disaggregated as described in 
        section 1111(b)(2)(C)(v)(II) for schools in the State or in the 
        school district of the participating local educational agency;
            ``(5) in the case of an application from a participating 
        local educational agency, an assurance that the participating 
        local educational agency has notified the State regarding the 
        submission of the application;
            ``(6) a description of specific measurable objectives for 
        improving the student achievement on challenging State student 
        academic achievement standards as defined in section 1111(b) of 
        students served under this subpart; and
            ``(7) a description of the process by which the State or 
        participating local educational agency will measure progress in 
        meeting the objectives.

``SEC. 6176. ADMINISTRATIVE PROVISIONS.

    ``(a) Program Duration.--A State or participating local educational 
agency shall carry out a child-centered program under this subpart for 
a period of 5 years.
    ``(b) Administrative Costs.--A State may reserve 2 percent of the 
funds made available to the State under this subpart, and a 
participating local educational agency may reserve 5 percent of the 
funds made available to the participating local educational agency 
under this subpart, to pay the costs of administrative expenses of the 
child-centered program. The costs may include costs of providing 
technical assistance to schools receiving funds under this subpart, in 
order to increase the opportunity for all students in the schools to 
meet the challenging State student academic achievement standards as 
described in section 1111(b). The technical assistance may be provided 
directly by the State educational agency, local educational agency, or, 
with a local educational agency's approval, by an institution of higher 
education, by a private nonprofit organization, by an educational 
service agency, or by another entity with experience in helping schools 
improve student achievement.
    ``(c) Reports.--
            ``(1) Annual reports.--
                    ``(A) In general.--The State educational agency 
                serving each State, and each participating local 
                educational agency, carrying out a child-centered 
                program under this subpart shall submit to the 
                Secretary an annual report, that is consistent with 
                data provided under section 6175(a)(2)(A), regarding 
                the performance of eligible children receiving 
                supplemental education services under this subpart.
                    ``(B) Data.--Not later than 2 years after 
                establishing a child-centered program under this 
                subpart and each year thereafter, each State or 
                participating local educational agency shall include in 
                the annual report data on student achievement for 
                eligible children served under this subpart with 
                results disaggregated as described in section 
                1111(b)(2)(C)(v)(II), demonstrating the degree to which 
                measurable progress has been made toward meeting the 
                objectives described in section 6175(a)(6).
                    ``(C) Data assurances.--Each annual report shall 
                include--
                            ``(i) an assurance from the managers of the 
                        child-centered program that data used to 
                        measure student achievement under subparagraph 
                        (B) is reliable, complete, and accurate, as 
                        determined by the State or participating local 
                        educational agency; or
                            ``(ii) a description of a plan for 
                        improving the reliability, completeness, and 
                        accuracy of such data as determined by the 
                        State or participating local educational 
                        agency.
            ``(2) Secretary's report.--The Secretary shall make each 
        annual report available to Congress and the public.
    ``(d) Termination.--Three years after the date a State or 
participating local educational agency establishes a child-centered 
program under this subpart the Secretary shall review the performance 
of the State or participating local educational agency in meeting the 
objectives described in section 6175(a)(6). The Secretary, after 
providing notice and an opportunity for a hearing, may terminate the 
authority of the State or participating local educational agency to 
operate a child-centered program under this subpart if the State or 
participating local educational agency submitted data that indicated 
the State or participating local educational agency has not made any 
progress in meeting the objectives.
    ``(e) Treatment of Amounts Received.--The per pupil amount provided 
under this subpart for an eligible child shall not be treated as income 
of the eligible child or the parent of the eligible child for purposes 
of Federal tax laws, or for determining the eligibility for or amount 
of any other Federal assistance.

``SEC. 6177. EVALUATION.

    ``(a) Annual Evaluation.--
            ``(1) Contract.--The Inspector General of the Department 
        shall enter into a contract, with an evaluating entity that has 
        demonstrated experience in conducting evaluations, for the 
        conduct of an ongoing rigorous evaluation of child-centered 
        programs under this subpart.
            ``(2) Annual evaluation requirement.--The contract 
        described in paragraph (1) shall require the evaluating entity 
        entering into such contract to annually evaluate each child-
        centered program under this subpart in accordance with the 
        evaluation criteria described in subsection (b).
            ``(3) Transmission.--The contract described in paragraph 
        (1) shall require the evaluating entity entering into such 
        contract to transmit to the Inspector General of the Department 
        the findings of each annual evaluation under paragraph (2).
    ``(b) Evaluation Criteria.--The Inspector General of the 
Department, in consultation with the Secretary, shall establish minimum 
criteria for evaluating the child-centered programs under this subpart. 
Such criteria shall provide for a description of--
            ``(1) the implementation of each child-centered program 
        under this subpart;
            ``(2) the effects of the programs on the level of parental 
        participation and satisfaction with the programs; and
            ``(3) the effects of the programs on the educational 
        achievement of eligible children participating in the programs.

``SEC. 6178. REPORTS.

    ``(a) Reports by Inspector General.--
            ``(1) Interim reports.--Three years after the date of 
        enactment of the No Child Left Behind Act of 2007 the Inspector 
        General of the Department shall submit an interim report to 
        Congress on the findings of the annual evaluations under 
        section 6177(a) for each child-centered program assisted under 
        this subpart. The report shall contain a copy of the annual 
        evaluation under section 6177(a) of each child-centered program 
        under this subpart.
            ``(2) Final report.--The Inspector General of the 
        Department shall submit a final report to Congress, not later 
        than March 1, 2013, that summarizes the findings of the annual 
        evaluations under section 6177(a).''.

                   PART B--RURAL EDUCATION INITIATIVE

           Subpart 1--Small, Rural School Achievement Program

SEC. 6211. REDESIGNATION.

    Subpart 1 of part B of title VI (20 U.S.C. 7345 et seq.) is 
amended--
            (1) by striking section 6211; and
            (2) by redesignating sections 6212 and 6213 as sections 
        6211 and 6212, respectively.

SEC. 6212. GRANT PROGRAMS AUTHORIZED.

    Section 6211 (as redesignated by section 6211(2)) (20 U.S.C. 7345a) 
is amended--
            (1) by redesignating subsections (c) and (d) as subsections 
        (f) and (g), respectively;
            (2) in subsection (a), by striking ``to eligible'' and all 
        that follows through ``carry out'' and inserting ``to State 
        educational agencies to enable the State educational agencies 
        to award grants to eligible local educational agencies in the 
        State for carrying out''; and
            (3) by striking subsection (b) and inserting the following:
    ``(b) Allocation.--
            ``(1) In general.--The Secretary shall award grants under 
        this subpart to State educational agencies with approved 
        applications, in order to enable the State educational agencies 
        to award grants to eligible local educational agencies in the 
        State for the activities described in subsection (a).
            ``(2) State educational agency allocation.--
                    ``(A) Allocation by the secretary.--Except as 
                provided in paragraph (3), the Secretary shall allot to 
                each State educational agency with an approved 
                application for a fiscal year an amount that bears the 
                same ratio to the total amount available as the number 
                of students in average daily attendance during that 
                fiscal year who are served by eligible local 
                educational agencies in the State bears to the number 
                of all such students in all States during that fiscal 
                year.
                    ``(B) Allocation by the state educational agency.--
                Each State educational agency receiving funds under 
                subparagraph (A) shall allocate to the eligible local 
                educational agencies in that State the amount 
                determined under paragraph (4).
            ``(3) Specially qualified agencies.--
                    ``(A) Eligibility and application.--If a State 
                educational agency elects not to participate in the 
                program under this subpart, or does not have its 
                application submitted under this subsection approved 
                for a fiscal year, a specially qualified agency in the 
                State desiring a grant under this subpart may submit an 
                application for an award under this subpart directly to 
                the Secretary.
                    ``(B) Direct awards.--The Secretary may award, on a 
                competitive basis or by formula, a grant in the amount 
                the State educational agency is eligible to receive 
                under paragraph (2) directly to a specially qualified 
                agency in the State that has submitted an application 
                in accordance with subparagraph (A) and obtained 
                approval of that application.
                    ``(C) Specially qualified agency defined.--In this 
                subpart, the term `specially qualified agency' means an 
                eligible local educational agency served by a State 
                educational agency that does not participate in a 
                program under this subpart in a fiscal year.
            ``(4) Local educational agency allocation.--
                    ``(A) In general.--Except as provided in 
                subparagraph (C), a State educational agency that 
                receives a grant under this subpart for a fiscal year 
                shall allocate to an eligible local educational agency 
                in the State for such fiscal year an amount equal to 
                the initial amount determined under subparagraph (B) 
                for that fiscal year.
                    ``(B) Determination of initial amount.--The initial 
                amount referred to in subparagraph (A) is equal to $100 
                multiplied by the total number of students in excess of 
                50 students who are in average daily attendance at the 
                schools served by the local educational agency, plus 
                $5,000, except that the initial amount may not exceed 
                $60,000.
                    ``(C) Adjustments.--
                            ``(i) Ratable adjustments.--If the amount 
                        made available to carry out this section for 
                        any fiscal year is not sufficient to pay in 
                        full the amounts that local educational 
                        agencies are eligible to receive under 
                        subparagraph (B) for such year, the Secretary 
                        shall ratably reduce those amounts for that 
                        year.
                            ``(ii) Adjustments for additional 
                        amounts.--If additional funds become available 
                        for making payments under subparagraph (B) for 
                        that fiscal year, payments that were reduced 
                        under clause (i) shall be increased on the same 
                        basis as such payments were reduced.
    ``(c) Application.--
            ``(1) In general.--A State educational agency that desires 
        to receive a grant under this subpart shall submit an 
        application at such time, in such form, and containing such 
        information as the Secretary may require.
            ``(2) Average daily attendance.--An application submitted 
        by a State educational agency under this subpart shall include 
        the total number of students in average daily attendance at all 
        of the schools served by each eligible local educational agency 
        in the State.
            ``(3) Combined application.--A State educational agency 
        that desires to participate in the programs under this subpart 
        and subpart 2 may submit a combined application for grants 
        under both subparts that includes such terms and conditions as 
        the Secretary may require.
    ``(d) Administrative Costs and Technical Assistance.--A State 
educational agency that receives a grant under this subpart may use not 
more than 3 percent of the amount of the grant--
            ``(1) for State administrative costs for the program under 
        this subpart; or
            ``(2) to provide technical assistance to eligible local 
        educational agencies.
    ``(e) Local Educational Agency Eligibility.--
            ``(1) In general.--A local educational agency shall be 
        eligible to receive an allocation from a State educational 
        agency under this subpart if--
                    ``(A)(i)(I) the total number of students in average 
                daily attendance at each school served by the local 
                educational agency is fewer than 600; or
                    ``(II) each county or locale in which a school 
                served by the local educational agency is located has a 
                total population density of fewer than 10 persons per 
                square mile; and
                    ``(ii) each of the schools served by the local 
                educational agency is designated with a school locale 
                code of 41, 42, or 43, as determined by the Secretary; 
                or
                    ``(B) the agency meets either of the criteria 
                established in subclause (I) or (II) of subparagraph 
                (A)(i) and the Secretary, in accordance with paragraph 
                (2), grants the State educational agency's request to 
                waive the criteria described in subparagraph (A)(ii).
            ``(2) Certification.--The Secretary shall determine whether 
        to waive the criteria described in paragraph (1)(A)(ii) based 
        on a demonstration by the State educational agency that the 
        local educational agency is located in an area defined as rural 
        by a governmental agency of the State.''.

SEC. 6213. ACCOUNTABILITY.

    Section 6212(b) (as redesignated by section 6211(2)) (20 U.S.C. 
7345b(b)) is amended in the matter preceding paragraph (1) by striking 
``the provisions of law described in section 6211(c)'' and inserting 
``this subpart''.

             Subpart 2--Rural and Low-Income School Program

SEC. 6221. PROGRAM AUTHORIZED.

    Section 6221 (20 U.S.C. 7351) is amended--
            (1) in subsection (a)(1), by striking ``section 6234'' and 
        inserting ``section 6244'';
            (2) in subsection (b)(1)(B), by striking ``6, 7, or 8'' and 
        inserting ``41, 42, or 43''; and
            (3) in subsection (c), by striking ``section 6234'' and 
        inserting ``section 6244''.

SEC. 6222. ACCOUNTABILITY.

    Section 6224(c) (20 U.S.C. 7351c(c)) is amended in the matter 
preceding paragraph (1) by striking ``the Workforce'' and inserting 
``Labor''.

                   Subpart 3--Alternate Uses of Funds

SEC. 6231. USE OF APPLICABLE FUNDING.

    Part B of title VI (as amended by this part) (20 U.S.C. 7341 et 
seq.) is further amended--
            (1) by redesignating subpart 3 as subpart 4;
            (2) by redesignating sections 6231 through 6234 as sections 
        6241 through 6244, respectively; and
            (3) by inserting after section 6224 the following:

                  ``Subpart 3--Alternate Uses of Funds

``SEC. 6231. USE OF APPLICABLE FUNDING.

    ``(a) Alternative Uses.--
            ``(1) In general.--Notwithstanding any other provision of 
        law, an eligible local educational agency may use the 
        applicable funding, as defined in subsection (c), that the 
        agency is eligible to receive from the State educational agency 
        for a fiscal year to carry out local activities authorized 
        under any of the following provisions:
                    ``(A) Part A of title I.
                    ``(B) Part A or D of title II.
                    ``(C) Title III.
                    ``(D) Part A or B of title IV.
                    ``(E) Part A of title V.
            ``(2) Notification.--An eligible local educational agency 
        shall notify the State educational agency of the local 
        educational agency's intention to use the applicable funding in 
        accordance with paragraph (1), by a date that is established by 
        the State educational agency for the notification.
    ``(b) Eligibility.--A local educational agency that is eligible to 
receive funds under subpart 1 or 2 may use the applicable funding in 
accordance with subsection (a).
    ``(c) Applicable Funding Defined.--In this section, the term 
`applicable funding' means funds provided under any of the following 
provisions:
            ``(1) Subpart 2 and section 2412(a)(2)(A) of title II.
            ``(2) Section 4114.
            ``(3) Part A of title V.
    ``(d) Disbursement.--Each State educational agency that receives 
applicable funding for a fiscal year shall disburse the applicable 
funding to local educational agencies for alternative uses under this 
section for the fiscal year at the same time as the State educational 
agency disburses the applicable funding to local educational agencies 
that do not intend to use the applicable funding for such alternative 
uses for the fiscal year.
    ``(e) Applicable Rules.--Applicable funding under this section 
shall be available to carry out local activities authorized under 
subsection (a).''.

                     Subpart 4--General Provisions

SEC. 6241. ANNUAL AVERAGE DAILY ATTENDANCE DETERMINATION.

    Section 6241(b) (20 U.S.C. 7355(b)) (as redesignated by section 
6231(2)) is amended--
            (1) by striking ``additional funds under section 6212 or 
        subpart 2'' and inserting ``additional funds under this part''; 
        and
            (2) by striking ``received under section 6212 or subpart 
        2'' and inserting ``received under this part''.

SEC. 6242. SUPPLEMENT, NOT SUPPLANT.

    Section 6242 (20 U.S.C. 7355a) (as redesignated by section 6231(2)) 
is amended by striking ``subpart 1 or subpart 2'' and inserting ``this 
part''.

SEC. 6243. AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS.

    Section 6244 (20 U.S.C. 7355c) (as redesignated by section 6201(2)) 
is amended by striking ``2002'' and inserting ``2008''.

    TITLE VII--INDIAN, NATIVE HAWAIIAN, AND ALASKA NATIVE EDUCATION

                        PART A--INDIAN EDUCATION

SEC. 7101. PURPOSE.

    Section 7102(b)(3) (20 U.S.C. 7402(b)(3)) is amended by striking 
``, and in other professions serving Indian people''.

        Subpart 1--Formula Grants to Local Educational Agencies

SEC. 7111. PURPOSE.

    Section 7111(2) (20 U.S.C. 7421(2)) is amended by striking ``those 
standards'' and inserting ``the same challenging State student academic 
achievement standards as all children are expected to meet, consistent 
with section 1111''.

SEC. 7112. GRANTS TO LOCAL EDUCATIONAL AGENCIES AND TRIBES.

    Subsection (b) of section 7112 (20 U.S.C. 7422(b)) is amended to 
read as follows:
    ``(b) Enrollment Requirement for Local Educational Agencies.--
            ``(1) General rule.--Beginning with grants awarded under 
        this subpart for fiscal year 2009 and all succeeding fiscal 
        years, a local educational agency shall be eligible for such 
        grant for the fiscal year if the number of Indian children 
        eligible under section 7117 who were enrolled in the schools of 
        the agency, and to whom the agency provided free public 
        education during the preceding fiscal year, was not less than 
        20.
            ``(2) Rule for fiscal year 2008.--For grants awarded under 
        this subpart for fiscal year 2008, a local educational agency's 
        enrollment requirements shall be determined pursuant to this 
        subsection, as this subsection was in effect on the day before 
        the date of enactment of the No Child Left Behind Act of 
        2007.''.

SEC. 7113. AMOUNT OF GRANTS.

    Section 7113 (20 U.S.C. 7423) is amended--
            (1) in subsection (a)(2), by striking ``subsection (e)'' 
        and inserting ``subsection (d)'';
            (2) in subsection (b)(1), by striking ``subsection (e)'' 
        and inserting ``subsection (d)'';
            (3) by striking subsection (c);
            (4) by redesignating subsections (d) and (e) as subsections 
        (c) and (d), respectively;
            (5) in the matter preceding subparagraph (A) of subsection 
        (c)(1) (as redesignated by paragraph (4)), by striking 
        ``subsection (e)'' and inserting ``subsection (d)''; and
            (6) in subsection (d) (as redesignated by paragraph (4)), 
        by striking ``subsection (d)'' and inserting ``subsection 
        (c)''.

SEC. 7114. REPORT ON OBSTACLES TO PROGRAM INTEGRATION.

    Subsection (o) of section 7116 (20 U.S.C. 7426(o)) is amended to 
read as follows:
    ``(o) Report on Statutory Obstacles to Program Integration.--Not 
later than 5 years after the date of enactment of the No Child Left 
Behind Act of 2007, the Secretary shall submit a report to the 
Committee on Education and Labor and the Committee on Resources of the 
House of Representatives and the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, 
and Pensions and the Committee on Indian Affairs of the Senate on the 
results of the implementation of the demonstration projects authorized 
under this section. Such report shall identify statutory barriers to 
the ability of participants to integrate more effectively their 
education and related services to Indian students in a manner 
consistent with the objectives of this section.''.

SEC. 7115. STUDENT ELIGIBILITY.

    Section 7117 (20 U.S.C. 7427) is amended--
            (1) in subsection (b)(1)--
                    (A) in subparagraph (A)(ii), by striking 
                ``enrollment number establishing the membership of the 
                child (if readily available)'' and inserting 
                ``enrollment or membership number establishing the 
                membership of the child''; and
                    (B) in subparagraph (B), by striking ``enrollment 
                number (if readily available)'' and inserting 
                ``enrollment or membership number'';
            (2) by striking subsection (d);
            (3) by redesignating subsections (e) through (h) as 
        subsections (d) through (g), respectively;
            (4) in subsection (d) (as redesignated by paragraph (3))--
                    (A) by striking the second sentence;
                    (B) by striking ``Documentation--For purposes'' and 
                inserting ``Documentation--
            ``(1) Type of proof.--For purposes;''; and
                    (C) by adding at the end the following:
            ``(2) Previously filed forms.--All Indian student 
        eligibility forms that were on file as required by this section 
        before the date of enactment of the No Child Left Behind Act of 
        2007 and that met the requirements of this section, as this 
        section was in effect on the day before the date of enactment 
        of such Act, shall remain valid for such Indian students.'';
            (5) in subsection (e)(1) (as redesignated by paragraph 
        (3))--
                    (A) by striking subparagraph (B); and
                    (B) by striking ``In general.--'' and all that 
                follows through ``For each'' and inserting ``In 
                general.--For each''; and
            (6) in the matter preceding paragraph (1) of subsection (g) 
        (as redesignated by paragraph (3)), by striking ``subsection 
        (g)(1)'' and inserting ``subsection (f)(1)''.

        Subpart 2--Definitions; Authorization of Appropriations

SEC. 7121. DEFINITIONS.

    Section 7151 (20 U.S.C. 7451) is amended--
            (1) by striking paragraph (2);
            (2) by redesignating paragraph (3) as paragraph (2); and
            (3) in paragraph (2) (as redesignated by paragraph (2))--
                    (A) in subparagraph (C), by inserting ``or'' after 
                the semicolon;
                    (B) in subparagraph (D), by striking ``; or'' and 
                inserting a period; and
                    (C) by striking subparagraph (E).

SEC. 7122. AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS.

    Section 7152 (20 U.S.C. 7452) is amended--
            (1) in subsection (a), by striking ``2002'' and inserting 
        ``2008''; and
            (2) in subsection (b), by striking ``2002'' and inserting 
        ``2008''.

                    Subpart 3--Additional Amendments

SEC. 7131. DEPARTMENT OF INTERIOR SCHOOLS.

    Part A of title VII (as amended by this part) (20 U.S.C. 7401 et 
seq.) is further amended--
            (1) in section 7113 (20 U.S.C. 7423)--
                    (A) in the subsection heading of subsection (c) (as 
                redesignated by section 7113(4)), by striking ``Bureau 
                of Indian Affairs'' and inserting ``Department of the 
                Interior''; and
                    (B) by striking ``Bureau of Indian Affairs'' each 
                place the term appears and inserting ``Department of 
                the Interior'';
            (2) in section 7117(f) (as redesignated by section 7115(3)) 
        (20 U.S.C. 7427(f))--
                    (A) in the matter preceding paragraph (1), by 
                striking ``Bureau of Indian Affairs'' and inserting 
                ``Department of the Interior''; and
                    (B) in paragraph (1), by striking ``Bureau.'' and 
                inserting ``Department of the Interior.'';
            (3) in section 7122(b)(4) (20 U.S.C. 7442(b)(4)), by 
        striking ``section 1146'' and inserting ``1141'';
            (4) in section 7132(a)(2)(C) (20 U.S.C. 7452(a)(2)(C)), by 
        striking ``Bureau of Indian Affairs'' and inserting 
        ``Department of the Interior''; and
            (5) in section 7134(d) (20 U.S.C. 7454(d))--
                    (A) in paragraph (1), by striking ``Bureau of 
                Indian Affairs'' and inserting ``Department of the 
                Interior'';
                    (B) in paragraph (7)(A), by striking ``Bureau 
                schools'' and inserting ``Department of the Interior 
                schools''; and
                    (C) by striking ``Bureau school'' each place the 
                term appears and inserting ``Department of the Interior 
                school''.

                   PART B--NATIVE HAWAIIAN EDUCATION

SEC. 7201. REPORT DATE FOR NATIVE HAWAIIAN EDUCATION COUNCIL AND ISLAND 
              COUNCILS.

    Section 7204(i) (20 U.S.C. 7514(i)) is amended by striking ``2001'' 
and inserting ``2007''.

SEC. 7202. PROGRAM AUTHORIZED.

    Section 7205 (20 U.S.C. 7515) is amended--
            (1) in subsection (a)(1)(H)(iii), by striking 
        ``vocational'' and inserting ``career and technical''; and
            (2) in subsection (c)--
                    (A) in paragraph (1), by striking ``2002'' and 
                inserting ``2008''; and
                    (B) in paragraph (2), by striking ``2002'' and 
                inserting ``2008''.

                    PART C--ALASKA NATIVE EDUCATION

SEC. 7301. PROGRAM AUTHORIZED.

    Section 7304 (20 U.S.C. 7544) is amended--
            (1) in subsection (a)(2)--
                    (A) in subparagraph (N), by striking ``Even Start 
                programs carried out under subpart 3 of part B of title 
                I and''; and
                    (B) in subparagraph (S), by striking ``vocational'' 
                and inserting ``career and technical education''; and
            (2) in subsection (d)(1), by striking ``2002'' and 
        inserting ``2008''.

                     TITLE VIII--IMPACT AID PROGRAM

SEC. 8101. IMPACT AID.

    (a) Amendments.--Section 8014 (20 U.S.C. 7714) is amended--
            (1) in subsection (a)--
                    (A) by striking ``$32,000,000'' and inserting 
                ``$64,500,000'';
                    (B) by striking ``2000'' and inserting ``2008''; 
                and
                    (C) by striking ``seven'' and inserting ``5'';
            (2) in subsection (b)--
                    (A) by striking ``$809,400,000'' and inserting 
                ``$1,100,000,000'';
                    (B) by striking ``2000'' and inserting ``2008''; 
                and
                    (C) by striking ``seven'' and inserting ``5'';
            (3) in subsection (c)--
                    (A) by striking ``2000'' and inserting ``2008''; 
                and
                    (B) by striking ``seven'' and inserting ``5'';
            (4) by striking subsection (e) and inserting the following:
    ``(d) Construction.--For the purpose of carrying out section 8007, 
there are authorized to be appropriated $20,000,000 for fiscal year 
2008 and such sums as may be necessary for each of the 5 succeeding 
fiscal years.'';
            (5) by redesignating subsection (f) as subsection (e); and
            (6) in subsection (e) (as redesignated by paragraph (5))--
                    (A) by striking ``2000'' and inserting ``2008''; 
                and
                    (B) by striking ``seven'' and inserting ``5''.
    (b) Conforming Amendments.--
            (1) Construction.--Section 8007 (20 U.S.C. 7707) is 
        amended--
                    (A) in subsection (a)(1), by striking ``8014(e)'' 
                and inserting ``8014(d)'';
                    (B) in subsection (a)(3)(A)(i)--
                            (i) by striking ``(i)(II) 20 percent'' and 
                        inserting ``(i)(I) 20 percent''; and
                            (ii) by striking ``8014(e)'' and inserting 
                        ``8014(d)'';
                    (C) in subsection (a)(3)(B)(i)(I), by striking 
                ``8014(e)'' and inserting ``8014(d)''; and
                    (D) in the matter preceding subparagraph (A) of 
                subsection (b)(1), by striking ``8014(e)'' and 
                inserting ``8014(d)''.
            (2) Facilities.--Section 8008(a) (20 U.S.C. 7008(a)) is 
        amended by striking ``8014(f)'' and inserting ``8014(e)''.

                      TITLE IX--GENERAL PROVISIONS

SEC. 9101. DEFINITIONS.

    Section 9101 (20 U.S.C. 7801) is amended--
            (1) in paragraph (13)--
                    (A) by striking subparagraphs (B) and (E);
                    (B) by redesignating subparagraphs (C), (D), and 
                (F) through (L) as subparagraphs (B), (C), and (D) 
                through (J), respectively; and
                    (C) in subparagraph (J) (as redesignated by 
                subparagraph (B)), by striking ``subpart 2 of'';
            (2) in paragraph (25)(D)--
                    (A) in clause (i), by inserting ``or'' after the 
                semicolon;
                    (B) in clause (ii), by striking ``; or'' and 
                inserting a period; and
                    (C) by striking clause (iii).

SEC. 9102. CONSOLIDATION OF FUNDING FOR LOCAL ADMINISTRATION.

    Section 9203(b) (20 U.S.C. 7823(b)) is amended by striking ``2001'' 
and inserting ``2007''.

SEC. 9103. WAIVERS.

    Section 9401(e)(4) (20 U.S.C. 7861(e)(4)) is amended--
            (1) by striking ``Beginning in fiscal year 2002 and for 
        each subsequent year,'' and inserting ``For each fiscal year''; 
        and
            (2) by striking ``the Workforce'' and inserting ``Labor''.

SEC. 9104. DISASTERS AND EMERGENCIES.

    Part D of title IX (20 U.S.C. 7861) is further amended by adding at 
the end the following:

``SEC. 9402. EMERGENCIES AND DISASTERS.

    ``(a) In General.--Except as provided in subsection (b), the 
Secretary may waive or modify, on a case-by-case basis, any statutory 
or regulatory requirement of this Act for a State educational agency, a 
local educational agency, or an Indian tribe, or through a local 
educational agency, for a school that is directly or indirectly 
affected by a major disaster or emergency declared by the President 
under the authority of the Robert T. Stafford Disaster Relief and 
Emergency Assistance Act, or such other emergency situation as the 
Secretary may determine impedes the efficient and expeditious provision 
of assistance to such entities and the students served by such 
entities.
    ``(b) Limitations.--The Secretary shall not use the authority 
provided in subsection (a) to waive any statutory or regulatory 
requirement relating to applicable civil rights requirements, the 
prohibition regarding the use of funds for religious worship or 
instruction described in section 9505, or the prohibitions against the 
activities described in section 9526.''.

SEC. 9105. PARTICIPATION BY PRIVATE SCHOOL CHILDREN AND TEACHERS.

    Section 9501(b)(1)(A) (20 U.S.C. 7881(b)(1)(A)) is amended by 
striking ``subparts 1 and 3'' and inserting ``subpart 1''.

SEC. 9106. BY-PASS DETERMINATION PROCESS.

    Section 9504(d) (20 U.S.C. 7884(d)) is amended by striking ``2001'' 
and inserting ``2007''.

            TITLE X--MCKINNEY-VENTO HOMELESS ASSISTANCE ACT

SEC. 10001. SHORT TITLE.

    This title may be cited as the ``McKinney-Vento Homeless Education 
Assistance Improvements Act of 2007''.

SEC. 10002. GRANTS FOR STATE AND LOCAL ACTIVITIES.

    Section 722(e) of the McKinney-Vento Homeless Assistance Act (42 
U.S.C. 11432(e)) is amended--
            (1) by striking paragraph (1) and inserting the following:
            ``(1) Minimum disbursements by states.--From the sums made 
        available each year to carry out this subtitle, a State 
        educational agency--
                    ``(A) may use not more than 25 percent of the 
                State's allocation under subsection (c)(1) of such sums 
                or $85,000, whichever is greater, for State-level 
                activities; and
                    ``(B) shall distribute the remainder of the 
                allocation such sums in subgrants to local educational 
                agencies for the purposes of carrying out section 
                723.''; and
            (2) in paragraph (3)--
                    (A) by striking subparagraph (F); and
                    (B) by redesignating subparagraph (G) as 
                subparagraph (F).

SEC. 10003. WAIVERS BY THE SECRETARY.

    Section 724 of the McKinney-Vento Homeless Assistance Act (42 
U.S.C. 11434) is amended--
            (1) by striking subsection (c) and inserting the following:
    ``(c) Waiver.--The Secretary may waive or modify, on a case-by-case 
basis, any statutory or regulatory requirement of this subtitle in 
response to a major disaster or emergency designated by the President 
under the authority of the Robert T. Stafford Disaster Relief and 
Emergency Assistance Act (42 U.S.C. 5121 et seq.).'';
            (2) by striking subsection (g);
            (3) by redesignating subsections (h) and (i) as subsections 
        (g) and (h), respectively; and
            (4) in subsection (h) (as redesignated by paragraph (3))--
                    (A) by striking ``2001'' and inserting ``2007''; 
                and
                    (B) by striking ``the Workforce'' and inserting 
                ``Labor''.

SEC. 10004. AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS.

    Section 726 of the McKinney-Vento Homeless Assistance Act (42 
U.S.C. 11435) is amended by striking ``$70,000,000'' and all that 
follows through the period at the end and inserting ``$70,000,000 for 
fiscal year 2008 and such sums as may be necessary for each of the 
succeeding 5 fiscal years.''.
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